Massimiliano
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mahs-see-mee-LYAH-noh
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Massimiliano is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “greatest”. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Massimiliano mean?
Latin: Italian form of Maximilian, from Latin Maximilianus
“greatest”
The Italian form of Maximilian, a name spread by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519).
Is Massimiliano a girl's or a boy's name?
Massimiliano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Massimiliano in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Massimiliano in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Massimiliano in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
How popular is Massimiliano in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,856th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Massimiliano, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
2025 had more boys named Massimiliano than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Massimiliano in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Massimiliano in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Nicknames for Massimiliano
- Max 1,240 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Massimiliano
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maximilian, Milo, Enzo, Muhammad, Maximus, Musa, Matteo, Arlo, Nico, Oliver, Marley, Theo
More Latin names
Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Massimiliano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/massimiliano, updated 20 October 2026.