Boys' name · peaked in 2016
Maximilian name popularity since 1925
18,848 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Maximilian. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Maximilian is about 16 years old in 2026. Maximilian peaked in 2016 as the #433 name for boys, and it ranked #590 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,848
- Named Maximilian, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #590
- for boys in 2025 (497 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 18,848 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 1.87× its national share
Peak year is the year Maximilian made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Maximilian births per year, 1925–2025
2016 was the biggest year for Maximilian both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Maximilian became 2× more common, from 1 in 9,520 baby boys to 1 in 4,750.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Maximilian's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Maximilian.
Decade by decade
Babies named Maximilian in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6 | – |
| 1930s | 12 | #3,515 |
| 1940s | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 12 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 102 | #3,793 |
| 1970s | 260 | #1,773 |
| 1980s | 928 | #1,010 |
| 1990s | 2,761 | #614 |
| 2000s | 5,101 | #497 |
| 2010s | 6,508 | #438 |
| 2020–25 | 3,153 | #590 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
43.1% of babies named Maximilian from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Maximilian is most popular
The index compares Maximilian's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Maximilian.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1.87× | 3,341 |
| Arizona | 1.72× | 375 |
| New Jersey | 1.65× | 767 |
| Illinois | 1.64× | 1,345 |
| Florida | 1.63× | 989 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Maximilian and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Maximilian (this page) | 18,848 | 2016 |
| Maximillian | 5,932 | 1999 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Maximilian's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Maximilian.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Maximilian (2016).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data