Maksim

“The greatest” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #2466 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Maksim reached #969 in 2011 and has eased to #2466 since. About 2,700 boys have carried it since 1993. Together with its spelling variant Maxim (#1524), Maksim would rank around #1196 with about 170 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Maxim and Maksim.

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 1,051 notable people named Maksim:

Sports figures appear 2.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maksim Shatskikh, Uzbekistani footballer.

Similar names: Maxim · Amauri · Maxx · Kadence · Marko · Maison

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