Massimo
Massimo is a masculine Italian given name.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Massimo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Massimo is a masculine Italian given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Massimo
Massimo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1963, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 321 births, good for #795 nationwide. About 39% of every Massimo on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Massimo ranks #795 for baby boys with 321 births, rising sharply (+112% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Massimo
Massimo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Massimo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #795. Use the chart and map above to compare Massimo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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