Maximillian Boy
How popular is Maximillian?
#1,837 boy name in 2025
86 baby boys were named Maximillian in the US in 2025, making it the 1837th most popular boy name.
Maximillian popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,837 for boys (▲ 319 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 86 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,588 in 2015, #2,235 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1999 (250 boys) |
| Highest rank | #673 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Maximillian 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 Maximillian is most popular
Babies named Maximillian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Maximillian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 31 | #2,457 |
| 1920s | 16 | #3,706 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1950s | 6 | #3,504 |
| 1960s | 69 | #2,045 |
| 1970s | 228 | #1,696 |
| 1980s | 500 | #1,090 |
| 1990s | 1,576 | #673 |
| 2000s | 2,007 | #717 |
| 2010s | 1,129 | #1,017 |
| 2020s | 401 | #1,837 |
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Questions
- Is Maximillian a boy or girl name?
- Maximillian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Maximillian were boys.
- How popular is the name Maximillian?
- 86 baby boys were named Maximillian in the US in 2025, making it the 1837th most popular boy name.
- When was Maximillian most popular?
- Maximillian peaked in 1999, when 250 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #673 in 1999.
- How many people are named Maximillian?
- 5,968 babies have been named Maximillian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,773 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Maximillian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Maximillian was most common in California, at 0.1 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.