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    The first name Maxine

    A girl’s name from Latin.

    Pronounced /mækˈsiːn/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    From Max + -ine. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century. Piecewise doublet of Maxina.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 17 girls were named Maxine, making it the 1,719th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 62 births (#462).

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    538
    babies named Maxine, 1996–2025
    #1,719
    rank in 2025
    1996
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Maxine with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Maxine at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 597 girls born in the United States were named Maxine, the 497th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 3,659 were.

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    115,989
    babies named Maxine since 1880
    #497
    rank in 2025
    1924
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Maxine

    Famous people named Maxine

    21 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Maxine Hong Kingston
      Chinese American author, born 1940
    • Maxine Singer
      American molecular biologist (1931–2024)
    • Maxine Kumin
      American poet and author (1925-2014)
    • Maxine Peake
      British actress, born 1974
    • Maxine Sullivan
      American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
    • Maxine Bahns
      American triathlete and actor, born 1971
    • Maxine Nightingale
      British R&B and soul music singer (born 1952)
    • Maxine Medina
      Filipina model, actress and beauty pageant winner, born 1990
    • Maxine Elliott
      American actress and businesswoman (1868–1940)
    • Maxine Doyle
      American actress, primarily worked in the 1930s and 1940s and known for her work at Republ
    • Maxine Brown
      American soul and R&B singer, born 1939
    • Maxine Sanders
      British Wiccan priestess, born 1946

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    Questions

    What does the name Maxine mean?
    From Max + -ine. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century. Piecewise doublet of Maxina.
    What is the origin of the name Maxine?
    From Max + -ine. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century. Piecewise doublet of Maxina.
    How popular is the name Maxine?
    In 2025, 17 girls born in England and Wales were named Maxine, ranking 1,719th. Its peak was 1996, with 62 births.
    What are nicknames for Maxine?
    Common nicknames for Maxine include Max, Maxy.
    Is Maxine a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 115,989 US babies named Maxine since 1880 were girls.
    When was Maxine most popular?
    1924 in the United States, when 3,659 babies were named Maxine, its highest rank at 77th.
    How do you pronounce Maxine?
    Maxine is /mækˈsiːn/, 2 syllables.