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Max

English and German diminutive of Maximilian or Maxwell
"greatest"
Sophie Kihm
By Sophie Kihm
Updated Wed Oct 15 2025

Max Origin and Meaning

Variation of Maximilian
# 175 in the US

Max Rank in US Top 1000

# 131 on Nameberry

Max Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

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Famous People Named Max

  • 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,€“American 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

The name 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"

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