Max
Pronounced M AE1 K S (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2009
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Max?
Max is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 170,707 children — the 210th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 20% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2009, when 4,174 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Maxx and Macks — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Max and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Maxx
- Macks
Nicknames
Max is itself a short form of Maximilian and Maxwell.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AE1 K S
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Max
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Max
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Max?
- Max ranks 210th among boys' names in US records, with 170,707 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 28,330.
- Is Max a unisex name?
- No. Max is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Max most popular?
- 2009, when 4,174 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Max spelled?
- Maxx, Macks. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.