Maximillian

Where Maximillian comes from

The dictionaries list Maximillian as a given name — a male given name from Latin, variant of Maximilian, a modern spelling of Maximilian, taken from films and video game characters — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Latin
Along the way
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #3,264 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1999
    Peak, #675
    250 babies named Maximillian — more than any year before or since.
  3. 2000
    Maximillian Milne born
    British sport climber
  4. 2003
    Maximillian Giuliani born
    Australian swimmer
  5. 2013
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,399.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin, variant of Maximilian, a modern spelling of Maximilian, taken from films and video game characters.
Namesakes
  • Maximillian Giuliani · Australian swimmer, born 2003
  • Maximillian Milne · British sport climber, born 2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.