Maximilian
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning the greatest.
How Maximilian has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #438 |
| 2016 | #433 |
| 2017 | #464 |
| 2018 | #448 |
| 2019 | #502 |
| 2020 | #493 |
| 2021 | #547 |
| 2022 | #566 |
| 2023 | #571 |
| 2024 | #587 |
| 2025 | #590 |
Maximilian by the numbers
In 2025, 245 babies in England and Wales were named Maximilian. In the US, 647 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 717 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Maximilian
Forms of Maximilian in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Maksymthe greatest; polish form of Maximilian18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Massimilianogreatest; italian form of Maximilian19 in the US (2017)
- Maximilanogreatest; a form of Maximilian5 in the US (2017)
- Maximilianagreatest; feminine form of Maximilian5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maximilian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Maximilianogreatest; Spanish form of Maximilian1,191 in the US (2017)
- Maximilliangreatest; variant of Maximilian18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maximilienthe greatest; French form of Maximilian5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maxamiliangreatest; a form of Maximilian5 in the US (2017)
- Maximillianogreatest; a form of maximilian30 in the US (2017)
- Maxemilianothe greatest; form of Maximiliano23 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Maximilian
Names that are said the same way as Maximilian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Maksymiliangreatest; a form of maximilian30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maximillionthe greatest; respelling of Maximilian23 in the US (2017)
- Maxamillion9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Maximilian
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