NameTides

Maksim

Maksim was the #2,451 boys' name in the US in 2025 (55 babies), and #1,798 in England & Wales and #1,374 in Canada.

Maksim as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Maksim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Maksim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,451 (55)#1,798 (14)——#577 (5)#1,374 (17)
2024#1,921 (82)#1,675 (15)———#1,246 (18)
2023#1,999 (76)#2,161 (10)——#584 (5)#1,592 (12)
2022#1,892 (83)#1,224 (22)———#971 (24)
2021#1,823 (85)#1,023 (28)——#755 (3)#713 (38)
2020#1,849 (80)#1,723 (13)——#556 (5)#731 (34)
2019#1,624 (101)#1,083 (25)——#564 (5)#1,101 (19)
2018#1,401 (125)#985 (29)——#572 (5)#675 (38)
2017#1,300 (139)#1,068 (27)——#495 (6)#665 (38)
2016#1,266 (144)#903 (34)——#412 (8)#697 (37)
2015#1,174 (158)#833 (37)——#376 (10)#847 (27)
2014#1,329 (131)#916 (32)——#382 (10)#643 (41)
2013#1,174 (153)#637 (53)——#422 (8)#564 (47)
2012#1,135 (161)#765 (42)#669 (3)—#354 (11)#557 (47)
2011#967 (204)#662 (49)——#455 (7)#663 (37)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2011 at #967.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1993.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 31,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Maksim is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 30,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 39,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Maksim by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,625FL
Maksim (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Maksim (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MaksimCanadaBoys#1,37417
MaksimEngland & WalesBoys#1,79814
MaksimIrelandBoys#5775
MaksimNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MaksimScotlandBoys—too few
MaksimUSBoys#2,45155