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Maksim

“The greatest” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #2451 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Maksim has appeared in US records since 1993 — best rank #967 (2011) · 2,678 babies named Maksim all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #96 in Slovenia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Maksims

• Maksim Bahdanovič — Belarusian writer (1891–1917)
• Maksim Shatskikh — Uzbekistani footballer
• Maksim Surayev — Russian cosmonaut and politician
• Maksim Mrvica — Croatian pianist
• Maksim Purkayev — Soviet general (1894–1953)

In stories & tradition

• Maksim (Max Otto von Stierlitz) — Seventeen Moments of Spring
• Maksim — Turkified Lejla: (sketches from the wars for freedom)
• Maksim Sarmašević — Sugar loaf

What Maksims become

Among 1,048 notable people named Maksim:

Athletes appear 2.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maksim Shatskikh, Uzbekistani footballer.

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