Boys' name · peaked in 2016
Maximus name popularity since 1925
34,679 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Maximus. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Maximus is about 12 years old in 2026. Maximus peaked in 2016 as the #187 name for boys, and it ranked #276 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,679
- Named Maximus, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #276
- for boys in 2025 (1,249 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 17 girls · 34,662 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.42× its national share
Peak year is the year Maximus 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.
Maximus births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2014. Measured as a share of all babies, Maximus peaked in 2016.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, Maximus became 4× more common, from 1 in 10,400 baby boys to 1 in 2,610.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 998 to 1 in 1,640.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Maximus's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Maximus.
Decade by decade
Babies named Maximus in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 0 | 34 | Under 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8,618 | #378 |
| 2010s | 17 | 18,677 | #197 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 7,333 | #276 |
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
60.7% of babies named Maximus from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Maximus is most popular
The index compares Maximus'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 Maximus.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.42× | 419 |
| Arizona | 2.41× | 1,073 |
| Utah | 2.12× | 620 |
| Florida | 1.73× | 2,148 |
| Colorado | 1.56× | 663 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Maximus's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Maximus.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Maximus (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