Maxwel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAKS-wel
- Origin
- Scottish
Maxwel is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “stream of Maccus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maxwel mean?
Scottish: spelling of Maxwell; Scottish surname from a place name
“stream of Maccus”
From a Scottish place name; the physicist James Clerk Maxwell bore it as a surname.
Meaning borrowed from Maxwell. More on Wiktionary.
Is Maxwel a girl's or a boy's name?
Maxwel is a boys' name.
How popular is Maxwel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Maxwel in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maxwel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Nicknames for Maxwel
- Max 1,240 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Maxwel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel, Marquez, Miguelangel, Moses, Luca, Miguel, Angel, Campbell, Samuel, Mason, Misael, Josue
Names related to Maxwel
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maxwel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maxwel, updated 20 October 2026.