Maximo
Maximo is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Maximo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maximo is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Maximo
American parents first put Maximo on the record books as a baby boy name in 1903, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 538 Maximos were born — ranking #551 that year. About 32% of every Maximo on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maximo ranks #551 for baby boys with 538 births, rising sharply (+60% over the past five years). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Maximo
Maximo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Maximo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #551. Use the chart and map above to compare Maximo'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.