Maxim
Maxim was the 1524th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 687th with 346 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 744 places. More babies were named Maxim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,524 boys, down 410 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 114boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012346 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,998babies recorded
Maxim popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2010.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,524 | 114 |
| 2020 | #1,114 | 177 |
| 2010 | #730 | 314 |
| 2000 | #964 | 158 |
| 1990 | #2,114 | 35 |
| 1980 | #5,982 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,345 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maxim, counting every spelling?
Maxim is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #963 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,524 for Maxim 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 Maxim?
114 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maxim (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maxim 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 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maxim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maxim?
About 6,800 people born in the US named Maxim are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 22. That makes Maxim 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.
Maxim by state
How common Maxim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.5×), Florida (2.3×), Illinois (2.1×), New Jersey (2.0×), New York (2.0×). In 37 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 Maxim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maxim, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maxim
How popular is the name Maxim?
Maxim was the 1524th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 687th with 346 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 744 places. More babies were named Maxim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maxim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maxim in the US.
Where is Maxim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maxim was most common in Washington (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Illinois.