Maxwell is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “From Mack's Spring.” In 2024 it was given to 2,021 boys in the United States.
Maxwell belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “From Mack's Spring” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Maxwell first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #106 in 1999, and in 2024 2,021 babies received the name — 106,804 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Maxwell means “From Mack's Spring” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Maxwell is a boy name. In 2024, 2,021 babies received the name in the US.
Maxwell comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Maxwell first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #106 in 1999, and 2,021 babies were given the name in 2024.
Maxwell is pronounced /ˈmækswɛl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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