Given name
Maxwel
“from Mack's spring”
Maxwel is a variant of Maxwell. One English interpretation is “from Mack's spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maxwel is a variant of Maxwell. One English interpretation is “from Mack's spring.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maxwel is a variant of Maxwell. An origin associated with Maxwell is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maxwel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 267
- 267 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 369 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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