Maxton Boy
How popular is Maxton?
#1,176 boy name in 2025
175 baby boys were named Maxton in the US in 2025, making it the 1176th most popular boy name.
Maxton popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,176 for boys (▲ 95 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 175 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #805 in 2015, #986 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (377 boys) |
| Highest rank | #670 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1927 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Maxton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Maxton family of names ranked #1,016 for boys in 2025 (#1,096 the year before), with 193 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maxton | 175 | 91% |
| Maxtyn | 9 | 5% |
| Maxten | 9 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Maxton is most popular
Babies named Maxton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Kentucky: 0.3 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (59 boys)
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- West Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (36 boys)
Maxton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1950s | 5 | #3,797 |
| 1980s | 18 | #6,083 |
| 1990s | 135 | #3,027 |
| 2000s | 649 | #1,103 |
| 2010s | 2,714 | #670 |
| 2020s | 1,159 | #963 |
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Questions
- Is Maxton a boy or girl name?
- Maxton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Maxton were boys.
- How popular is the name Maxton?
- 175 baby boys were named Maxton in the US in 2025, making it the 1176th most popular boy name.
- When was Maxton most popular?
- Maxton peaked in 2017, when 377 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #670 in 2017.
- How many people are named Maxton?
- 4,685 babies have been named Maxton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,642 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Maxton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Maxton was most common in Kentucky, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.