The first name Maxime
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 15 boys were named Maxime, making it the 1,705th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 30 births (#974).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Maxime with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Maxime at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 21 boys born in the United States were named Maxime, the 4,810th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2001, when 40 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Maxime
79 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Maxime WeygandFrench general (1867–1965)
- Maxime Vachier-LagraveFrench chess player, born 1990
- Maxime GonalonsFrench footballer (born 1989)
- Maxime BossisFrench football player and manager, born 1955
- Maxime RodinsonFrench historian, sociologist and orientalist (1915–2004)
- Maxime CrépeauCanadian soccer player, born 1994
- Maxime LopezAlgerian and French footballer, born 1997
- Maxime LestienneBelgian association football player (born 1992)
- Maxime VerhagenDutch former politician, born 1956
- Maxime Loïc FeudjouCameroonian association football player, born 1992
- Maxime MonfortBelgian road bicycle racer, born 1983
- Maxime Du CampFrench photographer and writer (1822–1894)
Questions
- How popular is the name Maxime?
- In 2025, 15 boys born in England and Wales were named Maxime, ranking 1,705th. Its peak was 2016, with 30 births.
- Is Maxime a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 95% of the 1,153 US babies named Maxime since 1880 were boys.
- When was Maxime most popular?
- 2001 in the United States, when 40 babies were named Maxime, its highest rank at 2,462nd.