Maxie
Maxie is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Maxie are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 53% male / 47% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Austria, Germany
- US births since 1880
- 4,628 male / 3,935 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Maxie
To address Maxie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Maxie," in English, "Guten Tag Maxie," in German. About 53% of people named Maxie are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Maxie,
German
Guten Tag Maxie,
French
Bonjour Maxie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Maxie:
Chinese
Maxie您好：
Japanese
Maxie様
English
Hi Maxie,
German
Hi Maxie,
French
Salut Maxie,
Spanish
Hola Maxie,
Chinese
Maxie你好：
Japanese
Maxieさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 54% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
4,628 male · 3,935 female · 8,563 births recorded
Since 1980: 53% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Maxie a male or female name?
Maxie is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Maxie are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Maxie in an email?
To address Maxie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Maxie," in English, "Guten Tag Maxie," in German. About 53% of people named Maxie are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Maxie a unisex name?
Maxie is a unisex name: 53% of people named Maxie are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Maxie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maxie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_maxie,
title = {Is Maxie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maxie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}