Maximus
Maximus is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Maximus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maximus is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Maximus
Maximus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 2,137 Maximuss were born — ranking #192 that year. As of 2026, Maximus ranks #356 for baby boys with 943 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 35K Maximuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maximus
Maximus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 35K births in the dataset. Maximus's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #186. Use the chart and map above to compare Maximus'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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