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Maxim

Boy

Meaning of Maxim: Latin: 'greatest'

Maxim is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1520th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 711th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1520

114 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#711

50 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,998

First recorded 1923 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 25 babies1987: 35 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 35 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 41 babies1993: 47 babies1994: 50 babies1995: 46 babies1996: 64 babies1997: 82 babies1998: 94 babies1999: 109 babies2000: 158 babies20002001: 167 babies2002: 168 babies2003: 204 babies2004: 194 babies2005: 177 babies2006: 236 babies2007: 273 babies2008: 334 babies2009: 319 babies2010: 320 babies20102011: 313 babies2012: 346 babies2013: 319 babies2014: 335 babies2015: 301 babies2016: 265 babies2017: 249 babies2018: 240 babies2019: 216 babies2020: 177 babies20202021: 197 babies2022: 174 babies2023: 142 babies2024: 125 babies2025: 114 babies
US babies named Maxim per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 346.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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