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Maxwell

Maxwell ranks #400 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 5 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #186 among boy dog names.
Maxwell's popularity trend

Maxwell's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
5
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#400
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−599
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 23 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Maxwell mean?
/ˈmækswɛl/2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Maxwell is a Scottish surname thought to mean roughly "Mack's stream," combining a personal name with the Old English word "welle," meaning a well or spring.

It has a distinguished, gentlemanly sound, equally at home on a dapper lapdog or a big, steady companion.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Maxwell shows up

Cats named Maxwell per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.02%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

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