Maxton
Maxton was the 1180th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 175 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 672nd with 377 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 375 places. More babies were named Maxton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,180 boys, down 191 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 175boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017377 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,685babies recorded
Maxton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,180 | 175 |
| 2020 | #989 | 216 |
| 2010 | #1,010 | 194 |
| 2000 | #2,967 | 30 |
| 1990 | #6,213 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maxton, counting every spelling?
Maxton is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,050 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,180 for Maxton on its own. Together these spellings went to 193 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxton | 175 | #1,180 | 943 |
| Maxtyn | 9 | #8,681 | 52 |
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 Maxton?
175 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maxton (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maxton 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 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maxton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maxton?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Maxton are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 7 and 15. That makes Maxton 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.
Maxton by state
How common Maxton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (2.6×), North Carolina (2.1×), Ohio (2.1×), Michigan (1.6×), Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 24 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maxton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maxton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maxton
How popular is the name Maxton?
Maxton was the 1180th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 175 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 672nd with 377 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 375 places. More babies were named Maxton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maxton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maxton in the US.
Where is Maxton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maxton was most common in Kentucky (0.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Ohio.