Maxine
Girl nameMaxine has been given to 115,989 babies in the U.S. since 1884. It peaked in 1924 and currently ranks #497 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /mækˈsiːn/
From Max +‎ -ine. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century. Piecewise doublet of Maxina.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
115,989
Peak year
1924 (3,672 babies)
Rank in 2025
#497 for girls
First recorded
1884
10-year trend
▲ +155%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Maxine
Maxine Waters
United States Representative from California since 1991
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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