Maximus

“Greatest” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #276 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Maximus reached #187 in 2016 and has eased to #276 since. About 35,000 boys have carried it since 1997. Maximus rose sharply in the early 2000s, following Gladiator (2000), whose central character, Maximus, is played by Russell Crowe.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Maximuses

Maximus the Confessor — Christian monk, theologian, scholar and saint (c. 580 - 662)
Maximus Planudes — Byzantine anthologist, translator
Maximus the Greek — Greek monk and scholar
Maximus of Tyre — 2nd century Greek rhetorician and philosopher
Maximus of Hispania — earlu 5th-century Roman usurper

In stories & tradition

Maximus (Lord Farquaad) — Shrek · Shrek 4-D
Maximus — Earth-616
Maximus Decimus Meridius — Gladiator

What Maximuses become

Among 43 notable people named Maximus:

No single standout — notable Maximuses spread across many fields.

Similar names: Lukas · Maximilian · Xander · Titus · Atticus · Phoenix

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