# Maximilian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/maximilian/  
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 | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | [ˈmæksɪmɪljən], 5 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Maximillian |
| US babies named this | 18,940 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 18,940 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 8,128, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From German Maximilian, ultimately of Latin origin.

## 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 | 632 | 432 |
| 2012 | 590 | 460 |
| 2013 | 676 | 429 |
| 2014 | 668 | 446 |
| 2015 | 698 | 438 |
| 2016 | 717 | 433 |
| 2017 | 652 | 464 |
| 2018 | 672 | 448 |
| 2019 | 571 | 502 |
| 2020 | 595 | 493 |
| 2021 | 533 | 548 |
| 2022 | 523 | 567 |
| 2023 | 518 | 561 |
| 2024 | 487 | 587 |
| 2025 | 497 | 590 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 328 | 172 |
| 2012 | 363 | 159 |
| 2013 | 309 | 183 |
| 2014 | 348 | 164 |
| 2015 | 366 | 160 |
| 2016 | 389 | 150 |
| 2017 | 356 | 161 |
| 2018 | 381 | 149 |
| 2019 | 344 | 159 |
| 2020 | 300 | 178 |
| 2021 | 319 | 168 |
| 2022 | 278 | 183 |
| 2023 | 279 | 185 |
| 2024 | 249 | 203 |
| 2025 | 245 | 206 |

## In other languages

- Catalan: Maximilià
- Chinese: 馬克西米利安 /马克西米利安
- Czech: Maxmilián
- Dutch: Maximiliaan
- Esperanto: Maksimiliano
- French: Maximilien
- German: Maximilian
- Hungarian: Miksa
- Italian: Massimiliano
- Polish: Maksymilian
- Portuguese: Maximiliano
- Russian: Максимилиа́н
- Slovene: Maksimiljan, Maksimilijan
- Spanish: Maximiliano
- Swedish: Maximilian
- Ukrainian: Максиміліан
- Vietnamese: Maximilianô

## People named Maximilian

- Maximilian I of Mexico, emperor of Mexico (1832-1867)
- Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger, German dramatist and novelist (1752-1831)
- Maximilian von Weichs, German field marshal (1881–1954)
- Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria (1727-1777)
- Maximilian von Spee, German admiral (1861–1914)
- Maximilian Mittelstädt, German association football player (born 1997)
- Maximilian Arnold, German association football player
- Maximilian Beier, German footballer (born 2002)
- Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Austrian archduke (1558-1618)
- Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, Austrian archduke, archbishop of Cologne
- Maximilian Wöber, Austrian association football player
- Maximilian Philipp, German 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.