Maximilien
Boy · mak-si-MIL-ee-an · Latin
Maximilien is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “greatest”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Maximilien mean?
Latin: spelling of Maximilian; from Maximilianus, from Maximus
“greatest”
Borne by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, whose fame spread the name through German-speaking lands.
- Say it
- mak-si-MIL-ee-an
Meaning borrowed from Maximilian. More on Wiktionary.
Is Maximilien a girl's or a boy's name?
Maximilien is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maximilien in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Maximilien, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Maximilien in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 280 boys in the UK were given Maximilien or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #210, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Maximilian 257
- Maximillian 18
- Maximilien 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Maximilien in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Maximilien in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Maximilien, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 1998, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Maximilien in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 604 boys in the US were given Maximilien or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #501, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.
- Maximilian 497
- Maximillian 86
- Maximillion 13
- Maximilien 8
Maximilien in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Nicknames for Maximilien
- Max 1,240 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Maximilien
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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