Maxamus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAK-suh-mus
- Origin
- Latin
Maxamus is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “greatest”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maxamus mean?
Latin: respelling of Maximus
“greatest”
A respelling of Maximus, Latin for 'greatest', a name borne by several Roman emperors and early saints.
Is Maxamus a girl's or a boy's name?
Maxamus is a boys' name.
How popular is Maxamus in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Maxamus in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maxamus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
Nicknames for Maxamus
- Max 1,240 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Maxamus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maximus Atticus Magnus Augustus Marcellus Massimo Muhammad Mathias Memphis Mustafa Malachi Messiah
Names related to Maxamus
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
Sources
Figures from 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, “Maxamus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maxamus, updated 20 October 2026.