Maxen
Magnus Maximus was Roman emperor in the West from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian.
Meaning & Origin of Maxen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Magnus Maximus was Roman emperor in the West from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian.
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The Story of Maxen
The earliest SSA record of Maxen as a baby boy name dates back to 2002, when 8 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 59 newborns named Maxen — #2,255 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Maxen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maxen ranks #6,199 for baby boys with 14 births, falling sharply (-54%). All told, over 526 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Maxen
Maxen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 526 births in the dataset. Maxen's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,255. Use the chart and map above to compare Maxen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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