# Maksim (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/maksim/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,678 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,678 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 554, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 204 | 969 |
| 2012 | 161 | 1,141 |
| 2013 | 153 | 1,179 |
| 2014 | 131 | 1,333 |
| 2015 | 158 | 1,180 |
| 2016 | 144 | 1,271 |
| 2017 | 139 | 1,303 |
| 2018 | 125 | 1,404 |
| 2019 | 101 | 1,631 |
| 2020 | 80 | 1,859 |
| 2021 | 85 | 1,831 |
| 2022 | 83 | 1,901 |
| 2023 | 76 | 2,012 |
| 2024 | 82 | 1,930 |
| 2025 | 55 | 2,466 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 49 | 662 |
| 2012 | 42 | 765 |
| 2013 | 53 | 637 |
| 2014 | 32 | 916 |
| 2015 | 37 | 833 |
| 2016 | 34 | 903 |
| 2017 | 27 | 1,068 |
| 2018 | 29 | 985 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1,083 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1,723 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1,023 |
| 2022 | 22 | 1,224 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2,160 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1,675 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1,798 |

## People named Maksim

- Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian writer (1891–1917)
- Maksim Mrvica, Croatian pianist
- Maksim Romaschenko, Belarusian footballer
- Maksim Medvedev, footballer
- Maksim Nedasekau, Belarusian high jumper (1998-)
- Maksim Tsyhalka, Belarusian footballer
- Maksim Bardachow, Belarusian footballer
- Maksim Znak, Belarusian lawyer and political activist
- Maksim Haretski, Belarusian writer (1893-1938)
- Maksim Paskotši, Estonian association football player (born 2003)
- Maksim Skavysh, Belarusian footballer
- Maksim Zhavnerchik, Belarusian footballer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.