Maximus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAK-si-mus
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #233 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #275 for boys
Maximus is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “greatest”. In 2025 it ranked 233rd for boys in the UK (237 babies) and 275th for boys in the US (1,249 babies).
What does Maximus mean?
Latin
“greatest”
A Roman name borne by several emperors and familiar from the hero of the film Gladiator.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Maximus a girl's or a boy's name?
Maximus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 237 boys in the UK and 1,249 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maximus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #233among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 237about 1 in 1,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 237 boys in the UK were named Maximus, making it the 233rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 218th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 334 boys.
Half of all the boys named Maximus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 258 boys in the UK were given Maximus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #222, up from #233 for this spelling alone.
- Maximus 237
- Maximos 21
Among boys in 2025, it was 219th in England and Wales, 647th in Scotland and 314th in Northern Ireland.
Maximus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 237 | #233 |
| 2024 | 261 | #215 |
| 2023 | 236 | #229 |
| 2022 | 240 | #229 |
| 2021 | 301 | #200 |
| 2020 | 258 | #218 |
| 2019 | 299 | #191 |
| 2018 | 298 | #197 |
| 2017 | 322 | #194 |
| 2016 | 325 | #195 |
| 2015 | 334 | #194 |
| 2014 | 288 | #220 |
| 2013 | 296 | #211 |
| 2012 | 282 | #218 |
| 2011 | 236 | #235 |
| 2010 | 182 | #288 |
| 2009 | 158 | #303 |
| 2008 | 173 | #279 |
| 2007 | 153 | #286 |
| 2006 | 117 | #328 |
| 2005 | 121 | #296 |
| 2004 | 117 | #300 |
| 2003 | 92 | #332 |
| 2002 | 81 | #355 |
| 2001 | 116 | #274 |
| 2000 | 34 | #606 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Maximus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #275among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,249about 1 in 1,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,249 boys in the US were named Maximus, making it the 275th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 250th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 2,137 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Maximus in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maximus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,249 | #275 |
| 2024 | 1,045 | #331 |
| 2023 | 1,041 | #319 |
| 2022 | 1,274 | #270 |
| 2021 | 1,317 | #262 |
| 2020 | 1,407 | #250 |
| 2019 | 1,647 | #228 |
| 2018 | 1,820 | #212 |
| 2017 | 1,964 | #201 |
| 2016 | 2,129 | #187 |
| 2015 | 2,066 | #197 |
| 2014 | 2,137 | #192 |
| 2013 | 1,932 | #200 |
| 2012 | 1,844 | #206 |
| 2011 | 1,649 | #212 |
| 2010 | 1,489 | #234 |
| 2009 | 1,396 | #249 |
| 2008 | 1,355 | #258 |
| 2007 | 996 | #322 |
| 2006 | 795 | #375 |
| 2005 | 766 | #378 |
| 2004 | 614 | #424 |
| 2003 | 704 | #370 |
| 2002 | 912 | #313 |
| 2001 | 892 | #311 |
| 2000 | 188 | #848 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Nicknames for Maximus
- Max 1,240 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Maximus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Magnus Matteo Romeo Marley Muhammad Cooper Maximilian Remy Xander Musa Tobias
Other spellings of Maximus
Names related to Maximus
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, “Maximus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maximus, updated 20 October 2026.