Is Maxson a boy or girl name?

Maxson is a boy’s name. Of the 1,056 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Maxson

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Maxson was most popular in 2016, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,186 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,077, with 29 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,056 people named Maxson.

Maxson over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maxson’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maxson a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maxson is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,056 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Maxson

Where Maxson is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.6×

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