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Massimo

“Maximum, greatest — from Latin maximus” — Italian, from Latin maximus origin

Boy's name · #938 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Massimo is near its high-water mark: it reached #844 in 2023 and still ranked #938 in 2025. About 4,000 boys have carried it since 1963.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,600 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,600 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Massimos

• Massimo D'Alema — Italian politician (born 1949)
• Massimo Ambrosini — Italian association football player
• Massimo Oddo — e football acc
• Massimo Troisi — Italian actor, film director, and poet (1953–1994)
• Massimo d'Azeglio — Italian statesman, novelist and painter (1798–1866)

In stories & tradition

• Massimo Marone — The Bold and the Beautiful
• Massimo Torini — Grand Theft Auto 3D universe

What Massimos become

Among 1,487 notable people named Massimo:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.33× more often than among typical names — e.g. Massimo Cacciari, Italian philosopher and politician.

Similar names: Gian · Mazi · Cosmo · Reign · Magnus · Maison

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