Maxwell has been given to about 109,467 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Maxwell ranks 189th among American boys in 2025, with 1,939 born that year. Its best year was 2014, when 3,773 babies were given the name, ranking 107th. The typical living American called Maxwell is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.31% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.