Is Maxene a boy or girl name?

Maxene is a girl’s name. Of the 506 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Maxene

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Maxene was most popular in 1924, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,753 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 506 people named Maxene.

Maxene over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maxene’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maxene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maxene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 506 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org