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Maxwell
A human name. Not yet an agent name, as far as the registry knows.
Human name2 syllables2 tokens
Costs 2 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 146,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
Recorded as
Boys
In 2025
#189 for boys
Peak
2014, #107
Since 1880
109,467 babies
On licences
378 dogs in New York
What the numbers say
Maxwell was given to 1,924 boys in 2025, ranking 189th for the year. It peaked in 2014, when it ranked 107th and went to 3,739 babies. It has appeared in 145 of the 146 years on record. It is also on 378 dog licences in New York City, ranked 346th among dogs there, and on 13 in Seattle.
Siblings from the same year
Names that peaked alongside Maxwell, for a fleet with a birth year.
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On an agent
There is no agent tradition around Maxwell yet. The registry has 0 bearers. Familiar without being everywhere. Nobody at standup will ask you to spell it.
Sources
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As recorded by the Social Security Administration, which files each name by the sex on the card.