Gender: M
Origin: English and German diminutive of MAXIMILIAN or MAXWELL
Meaning: "greatest"
Popularity in 2008: #126
Never quite as popular as it seemed, Max was transformed from cigar-chomping grandpa to rosy-cheeked baby in the 1980s, becoming one of the starbaby names of recent years, including the son of Christina Aguilera.
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Rank in US Top 1000