Maxene
In materials science, MXenes are a class of two-dimensional inorganic compounds along with MBorenes, that consist of atomically thin layers of transition metal carbides, nitrides, or carbonitrides. MXenes accept a variety of hydrophilic terminations.
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Meaning & Origin of Maxene
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In materials science, MXenes are a class of two-dimensional inorganic compounds along with MBorenes, that consist of atomically thin layers of transition metal carbides, nitrides, or carbonitrides. MXenes accept a variety of hydrophilic terminations.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Maxene
The earliest SSA record of Maxene as a baby girl name dates back to 1914, when 6 babies received it. 1924 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Maxene — #1,533 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Maxenes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 498 Maxenes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Maxene
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About the name Maxene
Maxene is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 498 births in the dataset. Maxene's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,533. Use the chart and map above to compare Maxene'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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