The baby name Maxwell appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2016 with 4,528 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Maxwell has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 53 |
| 1913 | 95 |
| 1914 | 72 |
| 1915 | 137 |
| 1916 | 118 |
| 1917 | 105 |
| 1918 | 109 |
| 1919 | 107 |
| 1920 | 60 |
| 1921 | 55 |
| 1922 | 111 |
| 1923 | 75 |
| 1924 | 65 |
| 1925 | 63 |
| 1926 | 33 |
| 1927 | 48 |
| 1928 | 59 |
| 1929 | 104 |
| 1930 | 69 |
| 1931 | 38 |
| 1932 | 37 |
| 1933 | 36 |
| 1934 | 25 |
| 1935 | 54 |
| 1936 | 22 |
| 1937 | 15 |
| 1938 | 33 |
| 1939 | 32 |
| 1940 | 21 |
| 1941 | 34 |
| 1942 | 34 |
| 1943 | 23 |
| 1944 | 20 |
| 1945 | 6 |
| 1946 | 29 |
| 1947 | 10 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1949 | 16 |
| 1950 | 6 |
| 1951 | 27 |
| 1952 | 50 |
| 1953 | 17 |
| 1954 | 45 |
| 1955 | 81 |
| 1956 | 28 |
| 1957 | 18 |
| 1959 | 16 |
| 1960 | 17 |
| 1961 | 22 |
| 1962 | 20 |
| 1963 | 11 |
| 1964 | 25 |
| 1965 | 10 |
| 1966 | 29 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1968 | 30 |
| 1969 | 9 |
| 1970 | 14 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 35 |
| 1974 | 44 |
| 1975 | 35 |
| 1976 | 29 |
| 1977 | 64 |
| 1978 | 56 |
| 1979 | 65 |
| 1980 | 98 |
| 1981 | 129 |
| 1982 | 107 |
| 1983 | 135 |
| 1984 | 211 |
| 1985 | 339 |
| 1986 | 540 |
| 1987 | 936 |
| 1988 | 1,161 |
| 1989 | 1,360 |
| 1990 | 1,548 |
| 1991 | 1,660 |
| 1992 | 1,971 |
| 1993 | 1,881 |
| 1994 | 1,839 |
| 1995 | 1,924 |
| 1996 | 2,003 |
| 1997 | 2,436 |
| 1998 | 2,976 |
| 1999 | 3,785 |
| 2000 | 3,659 |
| 2001 | 3,432 |
| 2002 | 3,424 |
| 2003 | 3,534 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3,379 |
| 2005 | 3,313 |
| 2006 | 3,268 |
| 2007 | 2,978 |
| 2008 | 3,497 |
| 2009 | 3,542 |
| 2010 | 3,394 |
| 2011 | 3,447 |
| 2012 | 3,711 |
| 2013 | 4,174 |
| 2014 | 4,253 |
| 2015 | 4,261 |
| 2016 | 4,528 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2017 | 3,810 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3,609 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3,172 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2020 | 2,647 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2,675 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2,369 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2,073 |
| 2024 | 2,198 |