Maxfield
Maxfield is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Maxfield
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maxfield is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Maxfield
Maxfield first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1927, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 40 Maxfields were born — ranking #2,470 that year. As of 2026, Maxfield ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 874 Maxfields have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maxfield
Maxfield is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 874 births in the dataset. Maxfield's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #2,470. Use the chart and map above to compare Maxfield'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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