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Maxim

“The greatest” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #1520 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Maxim has appeared in US records since 1923 — best rank #683 (2012) · 6,992 babies named Maxim all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #68 in Czechia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Maxims

• Maxim Gorky — Russian and Soviet writer (1868–1936)
• Maxim Litvinov — Soviet diplomat and foreign minister (1876–1951)
• Maxim Kontsevich — Russian-born French mathematician and Fields Medallist
• Maxim Galkin — Russian television personality, comedian
• Maxim Vengerov — Russian violinist, violist, and conductor

In stories & tradition

• Maxim Kammerer — Prisoners of Power · Beetle in the Anthill
• Maxim De Pauw — Familie
• Maxim de Winter — Rebecca

What Maxims become

Among 785 notable people named Maxim:

Athletes appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maxim Iglinsky, road bicycle racer.

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