Maxim
Russian and French form of the Latin Maximus, meaning greatest. Several early saints carried it, which spread it through the Orthodox world.
Maxim in 2025
Maxim was given to 114 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,244th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 29,082 babies born.
The history of Maxim
Maxim reached its highest point in 2012, when 346 babies were given the name, ranking 1,475th that year.
Across the 103 years of records since 1923, 6,998 babies have been named Maxim. Half of them were born before 2011, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Maxim by decade
| Decade | Babies named Maxim | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13 | 6,553 |
| 1930s | 10 | 7,578 |
| 1940s | 39 | 5,852 |
| 1950s | 25 | 7,299 |
| 1960s | 32 | 7,626 |
| 1970s | 36 | 8,658 |
| 1980s | 182 | 4,456 |
| 1990s | 598 | 2,706 |
| 2000s | 2,230 | 1,541 |
| 2010s | 2,904 | 1,475 |
| 2020s | 929 | 2,254 |
Where Maxim is heading
Maxim has fallen 62% over the past decade, from 301 babies in 2015 to 114 in 2025.
Names like Maxim
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Maxim.