The first name Maximus
A boy’s name from Latin.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Borrowed from Latin Maximus.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 228 boys were named Maximus, making it the 219th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 325 births (#181).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Maximus with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Maximus at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,249 boys born in the United States were named Maximus, the 276th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 2,137 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 Maximus
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Maximus6th century Catholic bishop of Zaragoza, Hispania, 600–619
More Latin boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Maximus mean?
- Borrowed from Latin Maximus.
- What is the origin of the name Maximus?
- Borrowed from Latin Maximus.
- How popular is the name Maximus?
- In 2025, 228 boys born in England and Wales were named Maximus, ranking 219th. Its peak was 2015, with 325 births.
- Is Maximus a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 34,679 US babies named Maximus since 1880 were boys.
- When was Maximus most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 2,137 babies were named Maximus, its highest rank at 192nd.