Max is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Max is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #180 among boys (2,025) and #3,687 among girls (41) — overall #331 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,066 | 2,066 | #3,687 | #180 |
| 2024 | 2,171 | 2,171 | #3,492 | #175 |
| 2023 | 2,278 | 2,283 | #2,460 | #163 |
| 2022 | 2,441 | 2,449 | #3,148 | #157 |
| 2021 | 2,463 | 2,463 | #3,097 | #160 |
| 2020 | 2,557 | 2,557 | #2,462 | #147 |
| 2019 | 2,783 | 2,783 | #4,859 | #137 |
| 2018 | 2,934 | 2,934 | #2,953 | #136 |
| 2017 | 3,187 | 3,187 | #3,677 | #128 |
| 2016 | 3,477 | 3,485 | #3,086 | #118 |
| 2015 | 3,445 | 3,445 | #5,777 | #117 |
| 2014 | 3,511 | 3,523 | #8,352 | #112 |
| 2013 | 3,539 | 3,546 | #6,638 | #111 |
| 2012 | 3,712 | 3,723 | #8,066 | #105 |
| 2011 | 3,964 | 3,972 | #12,957 | #96 |
| 2010 | 3,856 | 3,861 | #13,058 | #98 |
| 2009 | 3,969 | 3,975 | #10,421 | #104 |
| 2008 | 3,379 | 3,379 | #14,848 | #126 |
| 2007 | 2,891 | 2,891 | #12,318 | #141 |
| 2006 | 2,655 | 2,655 | #9,699 | #160 |
| 2005 | 2,501 | 2,501 | #13,971 | #165 |
| 2004 | 2,494 | 2,494 | #8,561 | #164 |
| 2003 | 2,465 | 2,471 | #17,429 | #162 |
| 2002 | 2,328 | 2,335 | #10,789 | #166 |
| 2001 | 2,413 | 2,413 | #10,706 | #159 |
| 2000 | 2,363 | 2,372 | #11,423 | #165 |
| 1999 | 2,297 | 2,297 | — | #161 |
| 1998 | 2,165 | 2,172 | #11,950 | #159 |
| 1997 | 1,705 | — | #11,627 | #194 |
| 1996 | 1,499 | — | #8,599 | #208 |
| 1995 | 1,577 | — | #7,361 | #195 |
| 1994 | 1,631 | — | #11,326 | #191 |
| 1993 | 1,897 | — | #9,236 | #169 |
| 1992 | 1,887 | — | #8,502 | #170 |
| 1991 | 1,842 | — | #6,847 | #175 |
| 1990 | 1,791 | — | — | #171 |
| 1989 | 1,617 | — | #7,276 | #185 |
| 1988 | 1,403 | — | #4,988 | #197 |
| 1987 | 1,459 | — | #9,427 | #188 |
| 1986 | 930 | — | #9,182 | #243 |
| 1985 | 770 | — | #8,029 | #274 |
| 1984 | 632 | — | — | #308 |
| 1983 | 536 | — | #11,330 | #343 |
| 1982 | 462 | — | — | #375 |
| 1981 | 501 | — | — | #351 |
| 1980 | 486 | — | — | #362 |
| 1979 | 457 | — | — | #375 |
| 1978 | 420 | — | #9,280 | #383 |
| 1977 | 403 | — | — | #392 |
| 1976 | 415 | — | #10,261 | #381 |
| 1975 | 415 | — | — | #382 |
| 1974 | 413 | — | — | #381 |
| 1973 | 434 | — | — | #368 |
| 1972 | 390 | — | — | #396 |
| 1971 | 409 | — | — | #402 |
| 1970 | 486 | — | — | #370 |
| 1969 | 375 | — | — | #410 |
| 1968 | 414 | — | — | #382 |
| 1967 | 395 | — | — | #378 |
| 1966 | 448 | — | — | #355 |
| 1965 | 427 | — | #7,171 | #377 |
| 1964 | 525 | — | — | #343 |
| 1963 | 549 | — | — | #335 |
| 1962 | 580 | — | #5,651 | #329 |
| 1961 | 653 | — | — | #304 |
| 1960 | 669 | — | — | #297 |
| 1959 | 697 | — | #6,008 | #299 |
| 1958 | 736 | — | — | #283 |
| 1957 | 746 | — | #5,851 | #279 |
| 1956 | 748 | — | — | #265 |
| 1955 | 724 | — | — | #256 |
| 1954 | 748 | — | #6,319 | #260 |
| 1953 | 730 | — | #6,234 | #258 |
| 1952 | 770 | — | #4,782 | #244 |
| 1951 | 811 | — | #5,223 | #238 |
| 1950 | 755 | — | — | #240 |
| 1949 | 761 | — | — | #235 |
| 1948 | 743 | — | — | #236 |
| 1947 | 874 | — | #5,836 | #218 |
| 1946 | 841 | — | — | #204 |
| 1945 | 810 | — | #3,905 | #189 |
| 1944 | 780 | — | — | #194 |
| 1943 | 880 | — | #5,124 | #186 |
| 1942 | 977 | — | #4,468 | #170 |
| 1941 | 931 | — | — | #169 |
| 1940 | 952 | — | — | #165 |
| 1939 | 979 | — | — | #162 |
| 1938 | 1,171 | — | #3,726 | #140 |
| 1937 | 1,106 | — | — | #141 |
| 1936 | 1,248 | — | — | #129 |
| 1935 | 1,293 | — | #2,864 | #128 |
| 1934 | 1,343 | — | #3,364 | #126 |
| 1933 | 1,136 | — | #2,498 | #140 |
| 1932 | 1,165 | — | #2,773 | #143 |
| 1931 | 1,193 | — | #2,911 | #140 |
| 1930 | 1,189 | — | #3,553 | #143 |
| 1929 | 1,349 | — | #2,532 | #128 |
| 1928 | 1,417 | — | #2,720 | #125 |
| 1927 | 1,239 | — | #2,801 | #142 |
| 1926 | 1,264 | — | #3,196 | #137 |
| 1925 | 1,395 | — | #3,284 | #128 |
| 1924 | 1,404 | — | #4,302 | #126 |
| 1923 | 1,453 | — | #2,679 | #122 |
| 1922 | 1,532 | — | #2,563 | #117 |
| 1921 | 1,570 | — | #2,882 | #112 |
| 1920 | 1,571 | — | #3,268 | #112 |
| 1919 | 1,469 | — | #2,936 | #110 |
| 1918 | 1,544 | — | #3,743 | #106 |
| 1917 | 1,518 | — | #3,971 | #104 |
| 1916 | 1,493 | — | — | #105 |
| 1915 | 1,434 | — | — | #102 |
| 1914 | 1,165 | — | #3,475 | #99 |
| 1913 | 897 | — | — | #101 |
| 1912 | 739 | — | #3,280 | #101 |
| 1911 | 360 | — | — | #106 |
| 1910 | 277 | — | — | #115 |
| 1909 | 228 | — | — | #122 |
| 1908 | 218 | — | — | #119 |
| 1907 | 197 | — | — | #122 |
| 1906 | 156 | — | — | #133 |
| 1905 | 140 | — | — | #149 |
| 1904 | 134 | — | — | #145 |
| 1903 | 110 | — | — | #161 |
| 1902 | 133 | — | — | #142 |
| 1901 | 110 | — | — | #148 |
| 1900 | 141 | — | — | #149 |
| 1899 | 127 | — | — | #126 |
| 1898 | 132 | — | — | #136 |
| 1897 | 122 | — | — | #133 |
| 1896 | 145 | — | — | #120 |
| 1895 | 95 | — | — | #165 |
| 1894 | 99 | — | — | #156 |
| 1893 | 107 | — | — | #141 |
| 1892 | 95 | — | — | #167 |
| 1891 | 91 | — | — | #145 |
| 1890 | 99 | — | — | #144 |
| 1889 | 83 | — | — | #163 |
| 1888 | 118 | — | — | #132 |
| 1887 | 73 | — | — | #174 |
| 1886 | 73 | — | — | #184 |
| 1885 | 71 | — | — | #185 |
| 1884 | 80 | — | — | #177 |
| 1883 | 75 | — | — | #163 |
| 1882 | 74 | — | — | #182 |
| 1881 | 66 | — | — | #177 |
| 1880 | 52 | — | — | #230 |