Maximillian

Maximillian was the #1,837 boys' name in the US in 2025 (86 babies), and #1,466 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Maximillian as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Maximillian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Maximillian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, 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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,837 (86)#1,466 (18)——#2,269 (8)
2024#2,156 (68)#1,162 (24)——#2,439 (7)
2023#2,244 (63)#1,701 (14)———
2022#2,589 (52)#967 (31)——#2,229 (7)
2021#2,060 (71)#985 (30)——#1,653 (11)
2020#2,235 (61)#993 (28)——#2,431 (6)
2019#1,954 (75)#952 (30)——#2,440 (6)
2018#1,539 (110)#741 (45)——#1,983 (8)
2017#1,792 (85)#650 (54)——#2,439 (6)
2016#1,706 (91)#565 (66)—#713 (3)#1,988 (8)
2015#1,588 (101)#565 (66)#686 (3)#554 (5)#1,956 (8)
2014#1,781 (84)#605 (58)#587 (4)#609 (4)#1,565 (11)
2013#1,399 (120)#632 (54)#520 (5)#479 (6)#1,551 (11)
2012#1,266 (139)#498 (76)#669 (3)#718 (3)#1,403 (13)
2011#1,285 (133)#392 (100)#491 (5)#490 (6)#1,399 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1999 at #675.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1914.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 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 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Maximillian is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Maximillian 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,299CAUtah: 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: #1,760TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Maximillian (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MaximillianCanadaBoys#2,2698
MaximillianEngland & WalesBoys#1,46618
MaximillianIrelandBoys—too few
MaximillianNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MaximillianScotlandBoys—too few
MaximillianUSBoys#1,83786