Max
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About Max
Variation of Maximilian
1 syllable.
As of September 2026, Max ranked #180 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #96 in 2011, Nameberry popularity #92.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #112 | 3,497 | 1,820.5 |
| 2015 | #118 | 3,419 | 1,783.8 |
| 2016 | #118 | 3,423 | 1,803.7 |
| 2017 | #128 | 3,145 | 1,699.1 |
| 2018 | #136 | 2,877 | 1,584.1 |
| 2019 | #137 | 2,752 | 1,533.8 |
| 2020 | #147 | 2,484 | 1,439.1 |
| 2021 | #160 | 2,410 | 1,377.6 |
| 2022 | #157 | 2,388 | 1,367.7 |
| 2023 | #163 | 2,201 | 1,286.7 |
| 2024 | #175 | 2,120 | 1,230.5 |
| 2025 | #180 | 2,025 | 1,185.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Maxs
- Max Emilian Verstappen
Dutch Formula 1 Driver
- Karl Emil Maximilian "Max" Weber
German sociologist
- Max Becker
guitarist in rock band SWMRS
- Carl Adolf "Max" von Sydow
Swedish actor
- Max Greenfield
American actor
- Maximillian Kolenda "Max" Pacioretty
American ice hockey player
- Maximillion Drake "Max" Thieriot
American actor
- Maximillian Weisner "Max" Starks IV
American NFL football player
- Maxwell McCandless "Max" Unger
American NFL football player
- Maximillian Alberto "Max" George
English singer of The Wanted
- Max Changmin
South Korean singer of duo TVXQ
- Max Lloyd
Jones, American actor
- Max Charles
American actor
- Max Stanley
aka Maxmoefoe, Australian YouTuber
- Max Carver (born Robert Maxwell Martensen)
American actor; twin brother Charlie Carver
- Max Perlich
American actor
- Maxwell M. "Max" Scherzer
American baseball player
- Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck
German theoretical physicist; Nobel Prize winner
- Max Born
German physicist and mathematician; Nobel prize winner
- Max Theodor Felix von Laue
German physicist; Nobel prize winner
- Max Ludwig Henning Delbrück
German,ÂÂAmerican biophysicist; Nobel prize winner
- Max Riemelt
German actor
- Max Factor (born Maksymilian Faktorowicz)
Polish,Jewish founder of cosmetics giant Max Factor & Company
- Max Brooks
son of actors Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
- Max Bernstein
son of screenwriter Nora Ephron and journalist Carl Bernstein
- Max Fuse
son of actress Olivia Hussey and musician Akira Fuse
- Max Samuel Spielberg
son of film director Steven Spielberg
- Max Todd
son of reality TV personality Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd
- Max Cohn
son of singer Marc Cohn
- Maxwell J. "Max" Heard
late son of actor John Heard
- Max Greathouse Allen
son of Kara Kennedy; grandson of Sen. Ted Kennedy
- Max McGinley
son of actor John McGinley
- Max Favreau
son of actor Jon Favreau
- Max Whitfield
son of singer Patricia Lewis and Mark Whitfield
- Max Ullrich (b. 2007)
son of cyclist Jan Ullrich
- Max Hugh Gorman (b. 2008)
son of actor Burn Gorman
- Max Liron Bratman (b. 2008)
son of singer Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman
- Maxwell Mark "Max" Croft (b. 2008)
son of singer Kerry Katona and Mark Croft
- Max Sheen (b. 2009)
son of actor Charlie Sheen
- Max Aaron Gottfried (b. 2009)
son of comedian Gilbert Gottfried
- Max Schmeichel (b. 2010)
son of footballer Kasper Schmeichel
- Max Corden (b. 2011)
son of TV host James Corden
- Max Ellington Nixon
Marinoni (b. 2011), son of actress Cynthia Nixon
- Max Wilde Presnall (b. 2012)
son of musicians Derek and Jamie Presnall
- Max Neville Ling (b. 2012)
son of AFL player Cameron Ling
- Max O'Gara (b. 2014)
son of rugby union player Ronan O'Gara
- Max Red Caspe (b. 2015)
son of actress Casey Wilson
- Max Bowie Band (b. 2016)
son of singer Alex Band of The Calling
- Max Kerman
lead singer of the Arkells
- Max Miller
comedian
- Max Rainier Casiraghi (b.2018)
son of Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo
- Max Walker Lauren (b.2018)
son of David and Lauren Bush Lauren. Great,grandson of George H.W. and Barbara Bush.
- Max Mario Fletcher (b. 2018)
son of singer Tom Fletcher & author Giovanna Fletcher.
- Max Charles Murphy (b. 2018)
son of American comedian and actor Eddie Murphy
- Max Milo Peck (b. 2018)
son of American actor and comedian Josh Peck
Max in pop culture
- Maximiliano (Max) Keller
main male character in Scarlett Avery’s book “Undeniable Fascination”.
- Max
main character in Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are"
- Max
dog in Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
- "Mad Max" Rockatansky
main character in the "Mad Max" movie series
- Max Bialystock
main character in movie and musical "The Producers"
- Max Fischer
main character in movie "Rushmore"
- Max
character of Canadian dance show "The Next Step"
- Max
rabbit character on animated series "Max and Ruby"
- Max
character on animated series "Dragon Tales"
- Max Evans
character on TV's "Roswell"
- Max Blum
character on TV's "Happy Endings"
- Max Branning
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Max Miller
psychic on early season of "Supernatural"
- Max de la Costa
character in movie "Elysium"
- Max
main character in movie "Sharkboy and Lavagirl"
- Maxwell "Max" Smart
main character on TV's "Get Smart"
- Max Thunderman
character on TV's "The Thundermans"
- Maximillion "Max" Galactica
character in video game "Ace Attorney"
- Max
character on TV's "24"
- Max
character in Comet Man comics
- Max
talking spaceship in movie "Flight of the Navigator"
- Max
character in the Pokemon animated series
- Max
rabbit character in the Sam & Max series
- Max Vandenburg
character in Markus Zusak's "The Book Thief"
- Max Britsky
main character in "Max" by Howard Fast
- Max Rhaymer
character from the 2016 TV movie "Backstabbed"
- Max Factor
cosmetic company
- Max
main character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"
- Maximilian 'Max' Miller
character from Netflix's "Greenhouse Academy"
- Max Kante
character from "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir"
- Max Fuller
character on Netflix,series "Fuller House"
- Max Goldman
character in the 1993 film "Grumpy Old Men" & the 1995 sequel "Grumpier Old Men"
- Max Rigel
character in the Zodiac Academy series