Maximilian Boy
How popular is Maximilian?
#590 boy name in 2025
497 baby boys were named Maximilian in the US in 2025, making it the 590th most popular boy name.
Maximilian popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #590 for boys (▼ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 497 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #438 in 2015, #493 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (717 boys) |
| Highest rank | #429 in 2013 |
| First recorded | 1907 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Maximilian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Maximilian family of names ranked #483 for boys in 2025 (#502 the year before), with 612 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maximilian | 497 | 81% |
| Maximillian | 86 | 14% |
| Maximillion | 13 | 2% |
| Maksymilian | 8 | 1% |
| Maximilien | 8 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Maximilian is most popular
Babies named Maximilian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Illinois: 0.7 per 1,000 (169 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.5 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.5 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.5 per 1,000 (97 boys)
- Kansas: 0.5 per 1,000 (33 boys)
Maximilian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,344 |
| 1910s | 54 | #1,867 |
| 1920s | 39 | #2,764 |
| 1930s | 12 | #3,112 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1950s | 12 | #3,274 |
| 1960s | 102 | #1,694 |
| 1970s | 260 | #1,571 |
| 1980s | 928 | #709 |
| 1990s | 2,761 | #499 |
| 2000s | 5,101 | #465 |
| 2010s | 6,508 | #429 |
| 2020s | 3,153 | #493 |
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Questions
- Is Maximilian a boy or girl name?
- Maximilian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Maximilian were boys.
- How popular is the name Maximilian?
- 497 baby boys were named Maximilian in the US in 2025, making it the 590th most popular boy name.
- When was Maximilian most popular?
- Maximilian peaked in 2016, when 717 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #429 in 2013.
- How many people are named Maximilian?
- 18,940 babies have been named Maximilian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,530 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Maximilian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Maximilian was most common in Illinois, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.