Maxon
Maxon was the 2966th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1549th; the most babies were born in 2018 (108). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,417 places. More babies were named Maxon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,966 boys, down 1,157 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018108 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,466babies recorded
Maxon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,966 | 42 |
| 2020 | #1,809 | 83 |
| 2010 | #2,346 | 55 |
| 2000 | #8,802 | 7 |
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How popular is Maxon, counting every spelling?
Maxon is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,171 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,966 for Maxon on its own. Together these spellings went to 162 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxon | 42 | #2,966 | 256 |
| Maxson | 29 | #3,819 | 203 |
| Macsen | 40 | #3,063 | 150 |
| Maxen | 20 | #4,979 | 93 |
| Mackson | 13 | #6,671 | 65 |
| Maxxon | 6 | #11,524 | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maxon?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maxon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maxon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maxon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maxon?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Maxon are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 7 and 14. That makes Maxon a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maxon by state
How common Maxon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Maxon
How popular is the name Maxon?
Maxon was the 2966th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1549th; the most babies were born in 2018 (108). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,417 places. More babies were named Maxon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maxon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maxon in the US.
Where is Maxon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maxon was most common in Missouri (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and North Carolina.