Maxum
Maxum was a subsidiary of the Brunswick Boat Group, a division of the Brunswick Corporation, which manufactured recreational boats. One manufacturing plant was in Pipestone, Minnesota. This facility was established in the 1970s with 300 plus employees and produced the Maxum runabouts. The other plant was in Salisbury, Maryland with over 200 employees and constructed all Maxum cruisers.
Meaning & Origin of Maxum
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maxum was a subsidiary of the Brunswick Boat Group, a division of the Brunswick Corporation, which manufactured recreational boats. One manufacturing plant was in Pipestone, Minnesota. This facility was established in the 1970s with 300 plus employees and produced the Maxum runabouts. The other plant was in Salisbury, Maryland with over 200 employees and constructed all Maxum cruisers.
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The Story of Maxum
Maxum first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 13 Maxums were born — ranking #6,435 that year. As of 2026, Maxum ranks #7,046 for baby boys with 11 births, with steady use. In total, more than 89 Maxums have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maxum
Maxum is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Maxum's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #6,435. Use the chart and map above to compare Maxum's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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