Maximilien
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning the greatest; French form of Maximilian.
Maximilien by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Maximilien. In the US, 9 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Maximilian
Like Maximilien, each of these traces back to Maximilian: a form of it, a name built from it, or 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 Maximilien. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Maximilianthe greatest245 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maximilianogreatest; Spanish form of Maximilian1,191 in the US (2017)
- Maximilliangreatest; variant of Maximilian18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maximillionthe greatest; respelling of Maximilian23 in the US (2017)
- Maxamiliangreatest; a form of Maximilian5 in the US (2017)
- Maximillianogreatest; a form of maximilian30 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Maximilien
Names that are said the same way as Maximilien, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Maksymiliangreatest; a form of maximilian30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maxamillion9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Maximilien
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