Meaning:
Its source is an Old English expression meaning "Mack's stream."
Languages:
This boy's name is used in English.
Popularity:
The name Maxwell ranked 126th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 695th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.
Narrative:
The Old English personal name Mack was probably based on the Latin name Magnus (great).
Associations:
In African-American slang, ''max'' can refer either to a maximum-security prison or to the maximum possible sentence for a crime.
''Maxed out'' is a slang term indicating that something has reached its highest potential and can go no further.
''Grody to the max'' means extremely repulsive.
