Maxwell: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Mack's stream”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- MAKS-wel · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From a Scottish surname taken from a place name meaning 'Maccus's wella/stream.' Though associated with Scotland, the second element is Old English in origin.
How popular is Maxwell?
Babies named Maxwell in 20242,049
2024 rank#182 boys
Peak year2014
Total US babies since 1880107,524
Maxwell has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Maxwell
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Maxwell questions
What does the name Maxwell mean?
Maxwell means "Mack's stream". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. From a Scottish surname taken from a place name meaning 'Maccus's wella/stream.' Though associated with Scotland, the second element is Old English in origin.
Is Maxwell a boy or girl name?
Maxwell is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Maxwell?
2,049 US babies were named Maxwell in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.
How do you pronounce Maxwell?
Maxwell is usually pronounced MAKS-wel.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.