Maxine

Meaning and origin of Maxine

Popularity of Maxine in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Maxine has been rising fast (+12.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maxine every 6.7 schools, all spellings combined.

Maxine in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  368^th girls’ name28 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,418

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  465^th girls’ name76 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,033+19.2% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  511^th girls’ name1,783 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,710+12.2% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  460^th girls’ name13 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,230

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,320^th girls’ name73 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,518+12.1% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Maxyne (in French)25

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Maxine

• Hortense
• Mira
• Garance
• Soline
• Lara
• Nora
• Clara
• Aurore
• Faustine
• Constance
• Pia
• Diane

See also

• →French names of Latin origin