Given name
Maxen
“the greatest”
Maxen is a variant of Max. In Latin use, Max carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maxen is a variant of Max. In Latin use, Max carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maxen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 517
- 517 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #4,979 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,979 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 52.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 59 in 2016.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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