Gender
Origin
- French
- The greatest.
- Latin
- Greatest
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Maxime
Pronunciation
max(i)-me
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #2487, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4707, 21 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #12049, 7 births); most recent 2019 (rank #15532, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | – |
| 2024 | 26 | – |
| 2023 | 30 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | – |
| 2021 | 27 | – |
| 2020 | 26 | – |
| 2019 | 38 | 5 |
| 2018 | 27 | – |
| 2017 | 37 | – |
| 2016 | 31 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #976, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1704, 15 births)
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #2443, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | – |
| 2024 | 20 | – |
| 2023 | 17 | – |
| 2022 | 18 | – |
| 2021 | 22 | – |
| 2020 | 19 | – |
| 2019 | 19 | – |
| 2018 | 23 | – |
| 2017 | 22 | – |
| 2016 | 30 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #3, 8,929 births); most recent 2023 (rank #111, 621 births)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #756, 62 births); most recent 2023 (rank #699, 59 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 621 | 59 |
| 2022 | 781 | 53 |
| 2021 | 961 | 55 |
| 2020 | 1,053 | 45 |
| 2019 | 1,240 | 41 |
| 2018 | 1,481 | 62 |
| 2017 | 1,688 | 54 |
| 2016 | 2,007 | 39 |
| 2015 | 2,225 | 31 |
| 2014 | 2,580 | 30 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #479, 6 births); most recent 2016 (rank #601, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #427, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence