Maxwell
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Maxwell
A happy medium between the weighty Maximilian and the laid-back Max, Maxwell is one of the most classic and attractive Scottish names. Early influences on the name's revival include Maxwell Smart of the television show, and then movie, Get Smart, and the Beatles song about Maxwell's Silver Hammer.
Maxwell for boys#189 US
Lance Armstrong chose it for his son, but there was a sharp and unexpected gender switch when both Jessica Simpson and Lindsay Sloane both chose it for their daughters. Still, in the US baby boy Maxwells outnumber baby girls 50 to 1.
Maxwell for girls#7375 US
Maxwell may be thought of as one of the classic Scottish names for boys, but two celebrities have recently used Maxwell for their daughters - Jessica Simpson bestowed it upon her daughter, Maxwell Drew, in 2012, followed by Lindsay Sloane's daughter, also born in 2012, named Maxwell Lue. Sixty-six parents chose Maxwell for their little girls in 2017, but that's compared with over 3000 baby boys named Maxwell, so while this name is used for babies of both genders, it's not truly a unisex name.
Pronounced MAX-wel.
As of October 2026, Maxwell ranked #189 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #106 in 1999, Nameberry popularity #168.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #107 | 3,739 | #4,329 | 34 |
| 2015 | #113 | 3,553 | #3,823 | 40 |
| 2016 | #111 | 3,584 | #2,851 | 60 |
| 2017 | #133 | 3,081 | #2,649 | 66 |
| 2018 | #134 | 2,906 | #2,802 | 61 |
| 2019 | #147 | 2,637 | #2,950 | 56 |
| 2020 | #146 | 2,513 | #2,991 | 54 |
| 2021 | #162 | 2,380 | #3,279 | 49 |
| 2022 | #173 | 2,183 | #3,149 | 52 |
| 2023 | #182 | 1,992 | #3,558 | 44 |
| 2024 | #182 | 2,021 | #4,831 | 28 |
| 2025 | #189 | 1,924 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Maxwells
- Maxwell Davenport "Max" TaylorBoy
U.S. general; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Maxwell (born Gerald Maxwell Rivera)Boy
American R&B singer
- (James) Maxwell AndersonBoy
American playwright
- Maxwell Perry CottonBoy
American actor
- Maxwell CaulfieldBoy
English actor
- Maxwell HuckabeeBoy
American actor
- Maxwell Scott "Max" GreenBoy
American musician of band Escape the Fate
- Maxwell MacAlister "Max" BrownBoy
Australian novelist and journalist
- Maxwell Geoffrey "Max" Hoffman (b. 1984)Boy
son of actor Dustin Hoffman
- Maxwell "Max" Reinhart (b. 1992)Boy
Canadian ice hockey player; son of hockey player Paul Reinhart
- Maxwell Aston (b. 1991)Boy
son of singers Marcella Detroit and Lance Aston
- Maxwell Vincent McMahon (b. 2002)Boy
son of actress Martha Byrne and Michael McMahon
- Maxwell Ross Goldman (b. 2003)Boy
son of actress Charlotte Ross and Michael Goldman
- Maxwell Elliot Campbell (b. 2004)Boy
son of actor Larry Joe Campbell; twin sister Madelyne Kaye
- Maxwell Rogers (b. 2006)Boy
son of model Chloe Maxwell and rugby leaguer Mat Rogers
- Maxwell Mark Croft (b. 2008)Boy
son of English singer and media personality Kerry Katona
- Maxwell Edward Armstrong (b. 2009)Boy
son of former American professional cyclist Lance Armstrong
- Maxwell Ming Hollick (b. 2010)Boy
son of actors Michael Hollick and Angela Tsai
- Maxwell Haze Richardson (b. 2013)Boy
son of singer Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys
- Maxwell Enosata Linus (b. 2015)Boy
son of actress Stephanie Okereke Linus
- Maxwell Joseph Stepan (b. 2015)Boy
son of ice hockey player Derek Stepan
- Maxwell Roland Samuel Baldoni (b.2017)Boy
son of actors Justin and Emily Baldoni
- Maxwell JenkinsBoy
child actor portrays Will Robinson in "Lost In Space"
- Maxwell Lue Rollins (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of American actress Lindsay Sloane
- Maxwell Drew Johnson (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of American singer Jessica Simpson
Maxwell in pop culture
- Maxwell SheffieldBoy
character on TV's "The Nanny"
- MaxwellBoy
character in film "Across the Universe"
- Maxwell "Max" SmartBoy
main character on TV's "Get Smart"
- Maxwell LordBoy
name of a few characters in DC Comics
- Maxwell LightwoodBoy
character in the Mortal Instruments series
- Maxwell "Max" EvansBoy
character on TV's "Roswell"
- Maxwell KlingerBoy
character on TV's "M.A.S.H."
- MaxwellBoy
character in "Camp Camp"
- "Maxwell's Silver HammerBoy
" song by The Beatles
- MaxwellBoy
main protagonist of the video game series "Scribblenauts"