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    The first name Maximilien

    A boy’s name.

    4 syllables Male

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 5 boys were named Maximilien, making it the 3,684th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 13 births (#1,786).

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    181
    babies named Maximilien, 1996–2025
    #3,684
    rank in 2025
    2018
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Maximilien with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Maximilien at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 8 boys born in the United States were named Maximilien, the 9,420th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 16 were.

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    371
    babies named Maximilien since 1880
    #9,420
    rank in 2025
    1998
    peak year

    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 Maximilien

    13 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Maximilien Robespierre
      French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
    • Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
      French duke (1560-1641)
    • Maximilien Luce
      French painter (1858-1941)
    • Jean Maximilien Lamarque
      French commander of the Napoleonic Wars and politician (1770-1832)
    • Maximilien Sebastien Foy
      French military leader, statesman and writer (1775-1825)
    • Maximilien Chastanet
      French fencer, born 1996
    • Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan
      Catholic cardinal, 1674–1749
    • Maximilien Misson
      French travel writer, 1650–1722
    • Maximilien Gardel
      French ballet dancer and choreographer (1741-1787)
    • Ferdinand Maximilien Mériadec de Rohan
      French Catholic prelate (1738-1813)
    • Émile Littré
      French lexicographer and philosopher (1801-1881)
    • Max Ringelmann
      French academic (1861-1931)

    Questions

    How popular is the name Maximilien?
    In 2025, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Maximilien, ranking 3,684th. Its peak was 2018, with 13 births.
    Is Maximilien a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 371 US babies named Maximilien since 1880 were boys.
    When was Maximilien most popular?
    1998 in the United States, when 16 babies were named Maximilien, its highest rank at 4,328th.