Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Max
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2009
Peak era
2009
Peak births
3,958
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Max
How many people are named Max?
An estimated 116,437 living Americans are named Max.
How rare is Max?
Max is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,025 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 48.8% from its 2009 peak.
How old is the typical Max?
The median age of a living American named Max is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 34 years old.
Is Max still popular?
Somewhat. Max has been declining since its 2009 peak and registered 2,025 births in 2025.
Where is Max most common?
Max has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 7.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20092025
Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
48.8%
2025
2,025
All-time
167,458
Where it lives now
Max is most concentrated in Utah — about 5.9× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Max is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.