Maximus

MAK-see-moos; MAKS-ih-muss

Latin

"greatest"

Maximus Origin and Meaning

The name Maximus is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "greatest".

The powerful name of the powerful character played by Russell Crowe in the 2000 film Gladiator first appeared on the popularity charts that same year. Max to the max. One time considered a "too much name" name, Maximus has entered the realm of possibility.

Maximus was originally a Latin title of honor given to successful military commanders, such as Quintus Fabius Maximus, and then came to be a personal name, borne by several early saints.

In George Eliot's novel Felix Holt: The Radical, Maximus Debarry is very much an aristocrat. LeBron James used it as the middle name for his son Bryce.

Maximus Rank in US Top 1000

# 330 in the US

Maximus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 403 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Maximus

• 330 US 2024
• 403 Nameberry 2025
• 130 Future 2028
• 213 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Maximus

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Maximus.

• Titus
• Rafael
• Julius
• Orlando
• Salvatore
• Dimitri
• Ezekiel
• Marco
• Lorenzo
• Maximilian
• Dmitri
• Raphael
• Valentino
• Joaquin
• Dante
• Santiago
• Viktor
• Klaus
• Fabian
• Diego

Famous People Named Maximus

• Saint Maximus the Confessor 6th century Byzantine monk, patron of babies and the dying
• Saint Maximus the Greek Greek,Russian monk and scholar
• Maximus Planudes Byzantine Greek monk and scholar
• Maximus of Tyre Greek rhetorician and philosopher
• Maximus Johnity Ongkili Malaysian politician
• Marius Maximus Roman biographer
• Maximus Jack Szczerbiak (b. 2008) son of basketball player Wally Szczerbiak & Shannon Ward
• Maximus Colin Ponton (b. 2012) son of trainer and TV personality Shannan Ponton
• Bryce Maximus James (b. 2007) son of basketballer LeBron James
• Prometheus Maximus Uygur son of Young Turks host Cenk Uygur
• Maximus Lipovetsky son of Youtube personality Valeria Lipovetsky

The name Maximus in Pop Culture

• Maximus Decimus Meridius main character in movie "Gladiator"
• Maximus "Max " white horse in Disney movie "Tangled".
• Maximus Marvel Comics character
• Maximus Cross character in "The Masked Truth" by Kelley Armstrong
• Knight Maximus protagonist of the Fallout TV series

International Variations of the name Maximus

• Maximino Portuguese
• Maxsimiano Spanish
• Maximiano Spanish
• Massimo Italian
• Maxime French
• Makimus Polish
• Maximos Greek
• Másimio Spanish
• Masimiano Spanish
• Máximo Spanish
• Màmus Gaelic
• Miximino Spanish
• Méssimo Spanish
• Máxcimo Spanish