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MAK-see-moos; MAKS-ih-muss
Maximus
OriginLatin
Meaning"greatest"
GenderBoy
US Rank#276
Top 1000
NB Rank#647
On Nameberry
About Maximus
Variation of Massimo
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #192 | 2,137 | 1,112.5 |
| 2015 | #197 | 2,066 | 1,077.9 |
| 2016 | #187 | 2,129 | 1,121.9 |
| 2017 | #201 | 1,964 | 1,061.1 |
| 2018 | #212 | 1,819 | 1,001.6 |
| 2019 | #229 | 1,645 | 916.8 |
| 2020 | #251 | 1,406 | 814.6 |
| 2021 | #262 | 1,317 | 752.8 |
| 2022 | #270 | 1,273 | 729.1 |
| 2023 | #319 | 1,038 | 606.8 |
| 2024 | #330 | 1,043 | 605.4 |
| 2025 | #276 | 1,249 | 731.2 |
World rankings
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- Prometheus Maximus Uygur
son of Young Turks host Cenk Uygur
- Maximus Lipovetsky
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" white horse in Disney movie "Tangled".
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Variations & nicknames
- MaximinoPortuguese
- MaxsimianoSpanish
- MaximianoSpanish
- MassimoItalian
- MaximeFrench
- MakimusPolish
- MaximosGreek
- MásimioSpanish
- MasimianoSpanish
- MáximoSpanish
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- MiximinoSpanish
- MéssimoSpanish
- MáxcimoSpanish
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