Maximiliano
Maximiliano was the 280th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,209 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 251st with 1,460 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 22 places. More babies were named Maximiliano in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Maximilian (Latin 'greatest') · Latin, Spanish
Say it mahk-see-mee-LYAH-noh /ˌmɑksimiˈljɑnoʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #280 boys, down 15 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,209boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20191,460 babies
- Total since 1880
- 23,972babies recorded
What does the name Maximiliano mean?
Maximiliano is the Spanish form of Maximilian. Harrison's surname dictionary describes Maximilian as a made-up blend of two Roman names, Maximus ("greatest") and Aemilianus. The name was used in the Habsburg family from the 15th century, notably by Emperor Maximilian I, and reached the Spanish-speaking world through that dynasty. DMNES records the feminine Maximiliana in a 16th-century Flemish source.
maximus (Latin, “greatest”)Aemilianus (Latin, “Roman name derived from Aemilius”)
How sure is this? Probable. The blend explanation comes from Harrison (1918); the Latin elements themselves are clear.
Related names: Maximilian, Max, Maximo, Maximus.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. 2 (1918), s.v. 'MAXIMILIAN', Morland Press (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Maximiliana', DMNES, Durham University
- Wiktionary, entry 'Maximilian', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Maximiliano
The usual nicknames for Maximiliano are Max and Maxi. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Maximiliano in the last five years, 189 were named Max, against 728 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max · also for Massimo, Maxwell, Maximus | Traditional | #180 | 11,155 |
| Maxi · also for Maximilian | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Maximilianos go by each one.
Maximiliano popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #280 | 1,209 |
| 2020 | #265 | 1,290 |
| 2010 | #462 | 570 |
| 2000 | #946 | 161 |
| 1990 | #1,651 | 50 |
| 1980 | #2,035 | 27 |
| 1970 | #3,722 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,346 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maximiliano, counting every spelling?
Maximiliano is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #291 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #280 for Maximiliano on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,235 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximiliano | 1,209 | #280 | 5,917 |
| Maximilliano | 26 | #4,102 | 143 |
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 Maximiliano?
1,209 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maximiliano (0.34 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maximiliano 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 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maximiliano.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maximiliano?
About 23,500 people born in the US named Maximiliano are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Maximiliano 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.
Maximiliano by state
How common Maximiliano was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.9×), California (2.8×), Nevada (2.2×), Texas (2.0×), New Mexico (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Ohio, Nebraska, Arkansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maximiliano: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maximiliano, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Maximiliano · Sibling names for Maximiliano
Questions about the name Maximiliano
What does Maximiliano mean?
Maximiliano means “from Maximilian (Latin 'greatest')” (Latin, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Maximiliano?
Maximiliano was the 280th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,209 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 251st with 1,460 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 22 places. More babies were named Maximiliano in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maximiliano a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maximiliano in the US.
Where is Maximiliano most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maximiliano was most common in Arizona (1.95 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Nevada.