Maxine

Latin

"greatest"

Maxine Origin and Meaning

The name Maxine is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "greatest".

With the success of all names Max, from Max itself to Maxwell to Maxfield to Maximilian, it's just possible that Maxine could be lured away from her mah-jongg game at the clubhouse and into the nursery. She's already been chosen by hip musician Nick Hexum for his daughter, sister to Echo.

Maxine was a Top 100 name from 1915 to 1930, attached to such celebs at the time as actress Maxine Elliott and one of the singing Andrews Sisters, and now to Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Chinese-born writer Maxine Hong Kingston. Reentered the US Top 1000 after a two decade absence in 2016.

Maxine Rank in US Top 1000

# 513 in the US

Maxine Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 408 on Nameberry

Maxine Popularity

• 513 US 2023
• 408 Nameberry 2024
• 476 Future 2028
• 70 Belgium 2023

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Famous People Named Maxine

• Maxine Frank Singer American molecular biologist
• Maxine Audley British actress
• Maxine Hong Kingston American novelist
• Maxine Moore Carr Waters U.S. Congresswoman from California
• Maxine Mawhinney Northern Irish newscaster
• Maxine Kumin American poet
• Maxine Peake English actress
• Maxine Margaret McKew Australian MP
• Maxine Elliott (born Jessie McDermott) American stage actress
• Maxine Sullivan (born Marietta Williams) American jazz singer
• Maxine Nightingale singer
• Maxine Magalona Filipino actress
• Maxine Swann American author
• Maxine Sanders English occultist, co,founder of Alexandrian Wicca
• Maxine Birley birth name of Anglo,Irish fashion model Maxime de La Falaise
• Maxine Hexum (b. 2011) daughter of American singer Nick Hexum

Maxine in Pop Culture

• Maxine "Max" Mayfield character on TV's Stranger Things
• Maxine Stephanie Blake Minniver character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
• Maxine Fortenberry character on TV's "True Blood"
• Maxine Grey character on TV's "Judging Amy"
• Maxine Joseph Chadway character in the movie/TV series "Soul Food"
• Maxine George "Max" Black a main character on TV's "2 Broke Girls"
• Maxine "Max" Hardy character on TV's "The Following"
• Maxine Denver character on TV's "The Forgotten"
• Maxine Felice "Max" Shaw character on TV's "Living Single"
• Maxine "Max" Gibson character in DC Universe
• Maxine the spunky old lady found on Hallmark cards
• Maxine "Max" Caulfield character in "Life Is Strange"
• Maxine Small Character on TV's "Girl vs Boy"
• Maxine Williams character on Danielle Steel's novel "Rogue"
• Maxine Griffin character on TV's "Quantico"
• Maxine Conway character on Australian TV series "Wentworth"
• Maxine Faulk character in Tenessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana"