Maxx is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Maxx means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Maxx across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Maxx has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Maxx is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “variant of Max, greatest”. A respelling of Max, short for Maximilian or Maxwell.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,189 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 265 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 24 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Maxx per year, United States (1980 to 2025). United States peaked in 2010 (216/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (21/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2016 (8/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2012 (3/yr).
Maxx is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2010, when it ranked #2,052 nationally (given to 223 babies that year).
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