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Maximilian

Maximilian means "Latin, elaboration of Maximus" and comes from Latin, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2010s. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. The registry counts around 14,528 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.

LatinLatin, elaboration of Maximus
EtymologyMeaning "greatest"
Births by decade
1900s
5
1910s
54
1920s
39
1930s
12
1940s
5
1950s
12
1960s
101
1970s
262
1980s
926
1990s
2,756
2000s
5,098
2010s
5,258
Peaked in the 2010s · 14,528 total U.S. births since 1900