Maxim

“The greatest” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #1524 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Maxim reached #687 in 2012 and has eased to #1524 since. About 7,000 boys have carried it since 1923. Together with its spelling variant Maksim (#2466), Maxim would rank around #1196 with about 170 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Maxim and Maksim.

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 788 notable people named Maxim:

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

Similar names: Maksim · Dominik · Maxx · Cadence · Marko · Maximilian

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