Max

Max was the #180 boys' name in the US in 2025 (2,025 babies), and #48 in England & Wales and #90 in Canada.

Max as a boy’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#180 (2,025)	#48 (1,061)	#25 (143)	#64 (36)	#41 (120)	#90 (331)	#30 (184)	#20 (219)
2024	#175 (2,126)	#44 (1,140)	#29 (132)	#30 (57)	#33 (158)	#86 (335)	#27 (193)	#32 (186)
2023	#163 (2,205)	#44 (1,274)	#23 (155)	#47 (49)	#31 (152)	#83 (337)	#23 (213)	#22 (193)
2022	#157 (2,389)	#37 (1,459)	#23 (160)	#44 (55)	#27 (189)	#75 (384)	#26 (215)	#16 (236)
2021	#160 (2,410)	#34 (1,650)	#21 (190)	#45 (58)	#37 (170)	#81 (399)	#25 (253)	#13 (283)
2020	#147 (2,486)	#33 (1,585)	#21 (178)	#41 (60)	#42 (140)	#88 (363)	#34 (211)	#22 (224)
2019	#137 (2,755)	#28 (1,835)	#12 (237)	#41 (65)	#34 (169)	#84 (407)	#26 (253)	#16 (267)
2018	#136 (2,878)	#31 (1,867)	#18 (219)	#33 (72)	#35 (189)	#77 (433)	#27 (247)	#11 (268)
2017	#128 (3,145)	#27 (2,165)	#24 (203)	#38 (69)	#38 (182)	#77 (447)	#32 (242)	#16 (241)
2016	#118 (3,423)	#25 (2,405)	#20 (230)	#38 (73)	#35 (214)	#67 (515)	#20 (313)	#8 (282)
2015	#117 (3,422)	#28 (2,407)	#17 (249)	#22 (93)	#43 (173)	#76 (477)	#23 (313)	#9 (258)
2014	#112 (3,497)	#26 (2,602)	#13 (274)	#29 (90)	#39 (201)	#82 (444)	#13 (391)	#17 (243)
2013	#111 (3,520)	#25 (2,836)	#19 (247)	#28 (94)	#35 (213)	#96 (418)	#20 (337)	#15 (271)
2012	#105 (3,697)	#18 (3,220)	#11 (306)	#32 (85)	#34 (232)	#97 (410)	#18 (366)	#15 (283)
2011	#96 (3,956)	#20 (3,043)	#26 (260)	#26 (94)	#46 (194)	#96 (416)	#17 (393)	#14 (292)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2011 at #96.
Holding steady over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 840 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Boys	2025	about 1 in 840	common
England & Wales	Boys	2025	about 1 in 260	common
Scotland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 140	very common
Northern Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 230	common
Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 200	very common
Canada	Boys	2025	about 1 in 480	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Max is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 880 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 850 to 1 in 900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Max (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#69	169
Quebec	2025	#295	16

Max (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Max	Canada	Girls	#3,044	6
Max	Canada	Boys	#90	331
Max	England & Wales	Girls	—	too few
Max	England & Wales	Boys	#48	1,061
Max	Ireland	Boys	#41	120
Max	Northern Ireland	Girls	—	too few
Max	Northern Ireland	Boys	#64	36
Max	NSW	Boys	#30	184
Max	Scotland	Boys	#25	143
Max	US	Girls	#3,645	41
Max	US	Boys	#180	2,025
Max	VIC	Boys	#20	219