Maksym
Maksym was the 3627th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2965th with 39 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 21 places. More babies were named Maksym in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,627 boys, up 1,342 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201439 babies
- Total since 1880
- 540babies recorded
Maksym popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #3,627 | 31 |
| 2020 | #4,969 | 19 |
| 2010 | #3,285 | 34 |
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How popular is Maksym, counting every spelling?
Maksym is a spelling of Maxim, a name family that ranked #963 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,627 for Maksym 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 Maksym?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maksym (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maksym 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maksym.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maksym?
About 500 people born in the US named Maksym are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Maksym a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Maksym by state
How common Maksym was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (7.1×). In 47 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 Maksym: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maksym, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maksym
How popular is the name Maksym?
Maksym was the 3627th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2965th with 39 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 21 places. More babies were named Maksym in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maksym a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maksym in the US.
Where is Maksym most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maksym was most common in Illinois (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New Jersey.