Maxine
Maxine is an English feminine given name created as a feminine version of the name Max.
Meaning & Origin of Maxine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maxine is an English feminine given name created as a feminine version of the name Max.
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The Story of Maxine
Maxine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1884, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 3,659 Maxines were born — ranking #77 that year. As of 2026, Maxine ranks #471 for baby girls with 657 births, rising sharply (+68% over the past five years). In total, more than 116K Maxines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Maxine
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- Maxene Andrews (1916–1995), member of The Andrews Sisters singing trio
- Maxine Audley (1923–1992), English actress
- Maxine Brown (country singer) (1932–2019), American country music singer
- Maxine Brown (soul singer) (born 1939), American soul and R & B singer
- Maxine D. Brown , American computer scientist
- Maxine Carr, convicted of perverting the course of justice in relation to the Soham murders (not to be confused with Maxine Moore Carr / Maxine Waters)
- Maxine Dexter (1972), American politician
- Maxine Elliott (1868–1940), American actress
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Names that sound like Maxine
Phonetically similar names — useful when Maxine is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Maxine
Maxine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 116K births in the dataset. Maxine's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #76. Use the chart and map above to compare Maxine'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.