Maxmilian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mak-suh-MIL-yun
- Origin
- Latin
Maxmilian is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “greatest”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maxmilian mean?
Latin: spelling of Maxmillian; respelling of Maximilian, from Latin Maximus
“greatest”
A variant of Maximilian, a Latin name from Maximus, 'greatest', borne by Habsburg emperors such as Maximilian I.
Meaning borrowed from Maxmillian.
Is Maxmilian a girl's or a boy's name?
Maxmilian is a boys' name.
How popular is Maxmilian in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Maxmilian in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maxmilian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Nicknames for Maxmilian
- Max 1,240 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Maxmilian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maximilian, Maximus, Lucian, Julian, Cristian, Sebastian, Elian, Octavian, Maximiliano, Mason, Mauricio, Benicio
Names related to Maxmilian
Maximillian, Maxemiliano, Maksymilian, Maxamillion, Maximilien, Maxamillian
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Clara
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, “Maxmilian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maxmilian, updated 20 October 2026.