Given name
Maxene
“the greatest”
Maxene is a variant of Maxine. In English use, Maxine carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maxene is a variant of Maxine. In English use, Maxine carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maxene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 506
- 0 boys · 506 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,561 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,561 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 341 as a first name in 2020.
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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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