Over the past 110 years, 77 girls and 90 983 boys have been named Maxwell. The name Maxwell ranks 9314th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Maxwell in 2004. The peak of popularity of the name Maxwell came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.