Maximus

“Greatest” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #275 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Maximus has appeared in US records since 1997 — best rank #187 (2016) · 34,662 babies named Maximus all-time · 1 in 1,400 boys born in 2025.

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.

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