Maximus
- Last seen for girls in 2017 at #15,902
- #275 for boys in 2025, 1,249 births
- Given to boys >99.9% of the time
- Around 2000: Gladiator (film)
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2016 · 2,129 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 34,662since 1997
Maximus over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Maximus has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #275 | 1,249 | |
| 2024 | — | #331 | 1,045 | |
| 2023 | — | #319 | 1,041 | |
| 2022 | — | #270 | 1,274 | |
| 2021 | — | #262 | 1,317 | |
| 2020 | — | #250 | 1,407 | |
| 2019 | — | #228 | 1,647 | |
| 2018 | — | #212 | 1,820 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #201 | 1,964 |
| 2016 | — | #187 | 2,129 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #197 | 2,066 |
| 2014 | — | #192 | 2,137 | |
| 2013 | — | #200 | 1,932 | |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #206 | 1,844 |
| 2011 | — | #212 | 1,649 | |
| 2010 | — | #234 | 1,489 | |
| 2009 | — | #249 | 1,396 | |
| 2008 | — | #258 | 1,355 | |
| 2007 | — | #322 | 996 | |
| 2006 | — | #375 | 795 | |
| 2005 | — | #378 | 766 | |
| 2004 | — | #424 | 614 | |
| 2003 | — | #370 | 704 | |
| 2002 | — | #313 | 912 | |
| 2001 | — | #311 | 892 | |
| 2000 | — | #850 | 188 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,656 | 11 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,849 | 18 | |
| 1997 | — | #9,265 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1997
The first year at least five boys were named Maximus! It came in at #9,265, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1997, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Maximus is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Nevada#134 · 1 in 491
- Hawaii#146 · 1 in 417
- California#187 · 1 in 836
- Arizona#209 · 1 in 818
- Oregon#210 · 1 in 753
Best ever in a state: #86 in Alaska, 2015.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #134 | 23 | 1 in 491 |
| Hawaii | #146 | 7 | 1 in 417 |
| California | #187 | 210 | 1 in 836 |
| Arizona | #209 | 40 | 1 in 818 |
| Colorado | #210 | 31 | 1 in 866 |
| Oregon | #210 | 20 | 1 in 753 |
| Oklahoma | #215 | 22 | 1 in 804 |
| Connecticut | #219 | 15 | 1 in 880 |
| North Dakota | #226 | 5 | 1 in 671 |
| Kentucky | #227 | 24 | 1 in 856 |
| Montana | #227 | 5 | 1 in 753 |
| Florida | #228 | 93 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Michigan | #235 | 43 | 1 in 935 |
| Washington | #236 | 33 | 1 in 994 |
| Utah | #248 | 21 | 1 in 936 |
| Illinois | #268 | 41 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Pennsylvania | #269 | 44 | 1 in 1,188 |
| New Mexico | #270 | 7 | 1 in 929 |
| Idaho | #282 | 9 | 1 in 959 |
| Minnesota | #287 | 21 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Nebraska | #293 | 8 | 1 in 1,102 |
| Massachusetts | #298 | 19 | 1 in 1,422 |
| Texas | #307 | 123 | 1 in 1,423 |
| New York | #311 | 59 | 1 in 1,431 |
| Tennessee | #311 | 28 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Ohio | #312 | 38 | 1 in 1,382 |
| New Jersey | #313 | 27 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Missouri | #318 | 21 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Virginia | #329 | 25 | 1 in 1,490 |
| North Carolina | #330 | 35 | 1 in 1,471 |
| Arkansas | #332 | 10 | 1 in 1,259 |
| Wisconsin | #355 | 15 | 1 in 1,562 |
| Georgia | #357 | 33 | 1 in 1,522 |
| Maryland | #364 | 14 | 1 in 1,636 |
| Kansas | #468 | 7 | 1 in 2,007 |
| South Carolina | #470 | 10 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Iowa | #493 | 6 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Indiana | #512 | 13 | 1 in 2,436 |
| Alabama | #525 | 9 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Louisiana | #672 | 6 | 1 in 3,188 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Maximus
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 56 spots since 2024 (#331 → #275)
- 25 spots since 2020 (#250 → #275)
- Biggest jump: 4,806 spots in 2000
- Biggest drop: 57 spots in 2003
Rise & fade · boys
19 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1997
- Peaked 2016 at #187 (2,129 births)
- Births halved by 2023, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 891
- Highest: 1 in 891 boys born in 2016 were named Maximus (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,368 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 53.9% of all boys named Maximus (18,677) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34 | #3,849 (1998) | #6,257 |
| 2000s | 8,618 | #249 (2009) | #385 |
| 2010s | 18,677 | #187 (2016) | #207 |
| 2020s | 7,333 | #250 (2020) | #285 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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