Maximillian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mak-si-MIL-ee-an
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,837 for boys
Maximillian is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “greatest”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 1,837th for boys in the US (86 babies).
What does Maximillian mean?
Latin: spelling of Maximilian
“greatest”
Spelling of Maximilian, from the Latin Maximus.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Maximillian a girl's or a boy's name?
Maximillian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 86 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maximillian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Maximillian, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 105 boys.
Half of all the boys named Maximillian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. 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 Maximillian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #210, up from #1,537 for this spelling alone.
- Maximilian 257
- Maximillian 18
- Maximilien 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Maximillian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,048 |
| 2021 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2020 | 30 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,037 |
| 2018 | 47 | #777 |
| 2017 | 55 | #704 |
| 2016 | 67 | #606 |
| 2015 | 69 | #594 |
| 2014 | 62 | #633 |
| 2013 | 59 | #640 |
| 2012 | 79 | #532 |
| 2011 | 105 | #417 |
| 2010 | 90 | #461 |
| 2009 | 101 | #419 |
| 2008 | 73 | #527 |
| 2007 | 80 | #472 |
| 2006 | 68 | #510 |
| 2005 | 80 | #411 |
| 2004 | 89 | #366 |
| 2003 | 61 | #456 |
| 2002 | 90 | #327 |
| 2001 | 86 | #346 |
| 2000 | 88 | #341 |
| 1999 | 87 | #335 |
| 1998 | 89 | #325 |
| 1997 | 76 | #355 |
| 1996 | 81 | #327 |
How popular is Maximillian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,837among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 86about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 86 boys in the US were named Maximillian, making it the 1,837th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,235th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 250 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Maximillian than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Maximillian in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 604 boys in the US were given Maximillian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #501, up from #1,837 for this spelling alone.
- Maximilian 497
- Maximillian 86
- Maximillion 13
- Maximilien 8
Maximillian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | #1,837 |
| 2024 | 68 | #2,156 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,243 |
| 2022 | 52 | #2,588 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,059 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,235 |
| 2019 | 75 | #1,953 |
| 2018 | 110 | #1,539 |
| 2017 | 85 | #1,792 |
| 2016 | 91 | #1,706 |
| 2015 | 101 | #1,588 |
| 2014 | 84 | #1,781 |
| 2013 | 120 | #1,399 |
| 2012 | 139 | #1,266 |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,285 |
| 2010 | 191 | #1,017 |
| 2009 | 183 | #1,043 |
| 2008 | 197 | #992 |
| 2007 | 176 | #1,060 |
| 2006 | 159 | #1,102 |
| 2005 | 191 | #919 |
| 2004 | 200 | #874 |
| 2003 | 216 | #803 |
| 2002 | 234 | #742 |
| 2001 | 209 | #801 |
| 2000 | 242 | #717 |
| 1999 | 250 | #673 |
| 1998 | 227 | #724 |
| 1997 | 167 | #845 |
| 1996 | 163 | #851 |
| 1995 | 140 | #934 |
| 1994 | 149 | #883 |
| 1993 | 159 | #832 |
| 1992 | 115 | #1,014 |
| 1991 | 99 | #1,089 |
| 1990 | 107 | #1,019 |
| 1989 | 87 | #1,136 |
| 1988 | 83 | #1,090 |
| 1987 | 75 | #1,105 |
| 1986 | 55 | #1,319 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,793 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,884 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,814 |
| 1981 | 36 | #1,628 |
| 1980 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1979 | 29 | #1,867 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,068 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,931 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,275 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,696 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,744 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,888 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,045 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,610 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,881 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,457 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,263 |
Nicknames for Maximillian
- Max 1,240 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Maximillian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ethan Sebastian Mason Nathan Dylan Alexander Benjamin Austin Joshua Matthew Luke Adrian
Other spellings of Maximillian
Names related to Maximillian
Maximiliano Maxymilian Maxmilian Maxamillian Maximilliano Maxemiliano Maxamillion
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
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, “Maximillian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maximillian, updated 20 October 2026.