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Worldwide Name Statistics

Max

Ranked #454 - 1 in 68,240 people
US

Most common in

United States

117k bearers

World total

117,234

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#454

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States117k
Worldwide
~117k
rank #454
Rarity
1 in 68,240
of people globally
Gender split
99/1
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~117k in US

About the name Max

There are an estimated 117,234 people named Max alive worldwide today. That ranks Max at #454 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Max is held by approximately 117,234 people, ranking #454 among first names. That works out to roughly 35 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 2,831 U.S. residents).

Historically Max is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.3% male).

Max appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.3%Female 0.7%

Max popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Max, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 52
  2. 1881: 66
  3. 1882: 74
  4. 1883: 75
  5. 1884: 80
  6. 1885: 71
  7. 1886: 73
  8. 1887: 73
  9. 1888: 118
  10. 1889: 83
  11. 1890: 99
  12. 1891: 91
  13. 1892: 95
  14. 1893: 107
  15. 1894: 99
  16. 1895: 95
  17. 1896: 145
  18. 1897: 122
  19. 1898: 132
  20. 1899: 127
  21. 1900: 141
  22. 1901: 110
  23. 1902: 133
  24. 1903: 110
  25. 1904: 134
  26. 1905: 140
  27. 1906: 156
  28. 1907: 197
  29. 1908: 218
  30. 1909: 228
  31. 1910: 277
  32. 1911: 360
  33. 1912: 739
  34. 1913: 897
  35. 1914: 1,165
  36. 1915: 1,434
  37. 1916: 1,493
  38. 1917: 1,518
  39. 1918: 1,544
  40. 1919: 1,469
  41. 1920: 1,571
  42. 1921: 1,570
  43. 1922: 1,532
  44. 1923: 1,453
  45. 1924: 1,404
  46. 1925: 1,395
  47. 1926: 1,264
  48. 1927: 1,239
  49. 1928: 1,417
  50. 1929: 1,349
  51. 1930: 1,189
  52. 1931: 1,193
  53. 1932: 1,165
  54. 1933: 1,136
  55. 1934: 1,343
  56. 1935: 1,293
  57. 1936: 1,248
  58. 1937: 1,106
  59. 1938: 1,171
  60. 1939: 979
  61. 1940: 952
  62. 1941: 931
  63. 1942: 977
  64. 1943: 880
  65. 1944: 780
  66. 1945: 810
  67. 1946: 841
  68. 1947: 874
  69. 1948: 743
  70. 1949: 761
  71. 1950: 755
  72. 1951: 811
  73. 1952: 770
  74. 1953: 730
  75. 1954: 748
  76. 1955: 724
  77. 1956: 748
  78. 1957: 746
  79. 1958: 736
  80. 1959: 697
  81. 1960: 669
  82. 1961: 653
  83. 1962: 580
  84. 1963: 549
  85. 1964: 525
  86. 1965: 427
  87. 1966: 448
  88. 1967: 395
  89. 1968: 414
  90. 1969: 375
  91. 1970: 486
  92. 1971: 409
  93. 1972: 390
  94. 1973: 434
  95. 1974: 413
  96. 1975: 415
  97. 1976: 415
  98. 1977: 403
  99. 1978: 420
  100. 1979: 457
  101. 1980: 486
  102. 1981: 501
  103. 1982: 462
  104. 1983: 536
  105. 1984: 632
  106. 1985: 770
  107. 1986: 930
  108. 1987: 1,459
  109. 1988: 1,403
  110. 1989: 1,617
  111. 1990: 1,791
  112. 1991: 1,842
  113. 1992: 1,887
  114. 1993: 1,897
  115. 1994: 1,631
  116. 1995: 1,577
  117. 1996: 1,499
  118. 1997: 1,705
  119. 1998: 2,165
  120. 1999: 2,297
  121. 2000: 2,363
  122. 2001: 2,413
  123. 2002: 2,328
  124. 2003: 2,465
  125. 2004: 2,494
  126. 2005: 2,501
  127. 2006: 2,655
  128. 2007: 2,891
  129. 2008: 3,379
  130. 2009: 3,969
  131. 2010: 3,856
  132. 2011: 3,964
  133. 2012: 3,712
  134. 2013: 3,539
  135. 2014: 3,511
  136. 2015: 3,445
  137. 2016: 3,477
  138. 2017: 3,187
  139. 2018: 2,934
  140. 2019: 2,783
  141. 2020: 2,557
  142. 2021: 2,463
  143. 2022: 2,441
  144. 2023: 2,278
  145. 2024: 2,171
  146. 2025: 2,066

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Max worldwide?

There are an estimated 117,234 people named Max alive worldwide today, ranking #454 globally.

Is Max a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 68,240 people. In the United States there are roughly 117,234 bearers, which is 1 in 2,831 Americans.

Is Max a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Max is used 99.3% male and 0.7% female.

Where does the name Max come from?

Who are famous people named Max?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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