Maximilian
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About Maximilian
This name once seemed a bit grand and pompous for an American baby boy, but a significant number of parents are now preferring it as a substantial platform for the nickname Max, among them Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, who chose it for their twin son.
Maximilian was a traditional royal name among the Hapsburgs in Austro-Hungary and also in Bavaria. In literature, it appears as the husband of Rebecca in the eponymous novel and also in The Count of Monte Cristo. Maximilian Schell was a highly respected Austrian actor who won a Best Actor Academy Award in 1961.
Pronounced mak-sim-ILY-un.
As of October 2026, Maximilian ranked #590 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #429 in 2013, Nameberry popularity #411.
Editor's take: The name Maximilian is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "greatest".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #445 | 668 | 347.8 |
| 2015 | #438 | 698 | 364.2 |
| 2016 | #433 | 717 | 377.8 |
| 2017 | #464 | 652 | 352.3 |
| 2018 | #448 | 672 | 370 |
| 2019 | #502 | 571 | 318.2 |
| 2020 | #493 | 595 | 344.7 |
| 2021 | #548 | 533 | 304.7 |
| 2022 | #567 | 523 | 299.5 |
| 2023 | #562 | 517 | 302.2 |
| 2024 | #587 | 485 | 281.5 |
| 2025 | #590 | 497 | 291 |
World rankings
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Maximilian on lists
Famous Maximilians
- Maximilian I and II
Holy Roman Emperors
- Maximilian I (Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph)
Emperor of Mexico
- Maximilian I Joseph
King of Bavaria
- Maximilian II
King of Bavaria
- Maximilian III Joseph
Elector of Bavaria
- Maximilian I and II Emanuel
Electors of Bavaria
- Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Holocaust martyr
- Maximilian Günther
German racing driver
- Maximilian Schell
Swiss actor
- Maximilian Paul Diarmuid "Max" Irons
British actor
- Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm
Margrave of Baden, German prince
- (Alexander Philipp) Maximilian
Prince of Wied,Neuwied, German explorer, ethnologist and naturalist
- Maximilian Nikolaus Maria
Prince of Liechtenstein, son of Prince Hans,Adam II
- Maximilian
Prince of Saxony, Duke of Saxony, German priest
- Maximilian Maria Joseph Anton Johann Baptist Johann Evangelista Ignaz Augustin Xavier Aloys Johann Nepomuk Januar Hermenegild Agnellis Paschalis
Prince of Saxony
- Maximilian Elias Berger (b. 2001)
son of Wesley Berger; descendant of Britain's Queen Victoria
- Maximilian David "Max" Muñiz (b. 2008)
son of singers Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony
- Maximilian Benedikt Bernadotte (b. 2010)
son of Count Christian Wolfgang of Wisborg; great,great,grandson of King Gustav V of Sweden
- Maximilian Regan (b. 2012)
son of actors Vincent Regan and Amelia Curtis
- Maximilian Bohlen (b. 2013)
son of singer Dieter Bohlen
- Oscar Maximilian Jackman (b. 2000)
son of actor Hugh Jackman
- Maximilian Rainier Casiraghi (b. 2018)
son of fourth in line to the Monegasque throne Andrea Casiraghi and American,born socialite and heiress Tatiana Santo Domingo, brother to Alexandre Andrea Stefano and India Julia
- Maximilian Griffin (b.2018)
son of actress Cush Jumbo and Sean Griffin
- Maximilian Thiel
German professional footballer
- Maximilian "Max" Meyer
German professional footballer
Maximilian in pop culture
- Maximilian Morrel
character in "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas
- Maximilian de Winter
character in the novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
- Maximilian "Maxie" Zeus
character in DC Universe
- Maximilian "Max" Shreck
character in DC Universe
- Maximilian Veers
Imperial General in the "Star Wars" series
- Maximillian Lionfang
villain in Artix Entertainment's MMORPG "AdventureQuestWorlds"
Variations & nicknames
- MaximillianoSpanish
- MaximoItalian
- MaximianoSpanish
- MassimoItalian
- MaximilienFrench
- MaximRussian
- MaximinoSpanish
- ManchoSpanish
- MaksimRussian
- MacimilianSpanish
- MaximeFrench
- MaximosGreek
- MaksymPolish
- MaksymilianPolish
- MaximillanoSpanish
- MaximilianoSpanish
- ChilanoSpanish
- MascimilianoSpanish