Maximillian
Maximilian or Maximillian is a male name.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Maximillian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maximilian or Maximillian is a male name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Maximillian
The earliest SSA record of Maximillian as a baby boy name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 250 newborns named Maximillian — #675 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Maximillian on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maximillian ranks #2,219 for baby boys with 66 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Maximillian
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Maximillian. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Maximillian
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- Maximilian of Lorch (died 288), Roman bishop, missionary and martyr
- Maximilian of Tebessa (274–295), Roman martyr
- Maximilian of Antioch (died c. 353 ), Christian martyr
- Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941), Polish Conventual Franciscan friar and martyr
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Names that sound like Maximillian
Phonetically similar names — useful when Maximillian is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Maximilian
- Maximiliano
- Mcmillian
- Mcmillion
- Maximian
- Maximin
- Mcmullin
- Mcmullan
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About the name Maximillian
Maximillian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Maximillian's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #675. Use the chart and map above to compare Maximillian'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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