Maksim
Maksim was the 2466th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 969th with 204 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,286 places. More babies were named Maksim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,466 boys, down 607 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 55boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011204 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,678babies recorded
Maksim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,466 | 55 |
| 2020 | #1,859 | 80 |
| 2010 | #1,084 | 178 |
| 2000 | #3,490 | 24 |
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How popular is Maksim, counting every spelling?
Maksim is a spelling of Maxim, a name family that ranked #963 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,466 for Maksim on its own. Together these spellings went to 226 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim | 114 | #1,524 | 752 |
| Maksim | 55 | #2,466 | 381 |
| Maxime | 21 | #4,810 | 126 |
| Maksym | 31 | #3,627 | 124 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maksim?
55 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maksim (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maksim born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 152 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maksim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maksim?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Maksim are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Maksim mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maksim by state
How common Maksim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (3.8×), New York (1.7×), Florida (1.6×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maksim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maksim, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maksim
How popular is the name Maksim?
Maksim was the 2466th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 969th with 204 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,286 places. More babies were named Maksim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maksim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maksim in the US.
Where is Maksim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maksim was most common in Illinois (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Florida.