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Maximilian

Gender

Male

Origin

English
The greatest.
German
Latin
Greatest

Syllables

5

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Maximilian

Pronunciation

max(i)-mi-lian

Famous People

Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I

Celebrity Babies

Son of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Son of Jeremy Irons

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #432, 717 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 497 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025497
2024485
2023517
2022523
2021533
2020595
2019571
2018672
2017652
2016717

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 #150, 389 births); most recent 2025 (rank #206, 245 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025245
2024249
2023279
2022278
2021319
2020300
2019344
2018381
2017356
2016389

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 2014 (rank #1100, 33 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2092, 12 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202312
202211
20219
202013
201915
201826
201725
201626
201522
201433

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 2016 (rank #150, 41 births); most recent 2025 (rank #276, 15 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202515
202414
202316
202218
202113
202013
201919
201817
201723
201641

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 2016 (rank #247, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #298, 12 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202512
202411
20239
20229
202113
20209
201915
20189
201716
201618

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 Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #374, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #404, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
20233
20223
20214
2020–
2019–
20184
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #198, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20236
20228
202114
202014
201912
201813
201710
201615
20156
20148

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