Maxine

Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Variant of Max (from Latin)

Nicknames: Max, Maxie

Girl's name · #497 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Maxine was #76 in 1923, slipped to #1648 by 2006, and has climbed back to #497 today. Roughly 116,000 girls have been named Maxine since 1884.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Maxine ranks in other countries and regions.

#112 in Belgium (2025) · #118 in France (2025) · #365 in Sweden (2025) · #439 in Switzerland (2025) · #988 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,674 in Austria (2025) · #1,781 in England & Wales (2025) · #400 in Canada (2024).

Famous Maxines

Maxine Waters — American politician (born 1938)
Maxine Hong Kingston — Chinese American author
Maxine Singer — American molecular biologist (1931–2024)
Maxine Kumin — American poet and author (1925–2014)
Maxine Peake — British actress

In stories & tradition

Maxine Minniver — Hollyoaks (TV series)

What Maxines become

Among 235 notable people named Maxine:

Entertainers appear 2.14× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maxine Peake, British actress.

Spellings & nicknames

About 2,200 boys a year are given Max as their full name.

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