Given name
Macsen
“the greatest”
Macsen is a form of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Welsh use, Macsen carries the interpretation “the greatest.” Macsen is a form of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
How it developed
Macsen is used as a form of Maximilian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Macsen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 469
- 469 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,063 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,063 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 2017.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Macsen’s family of names
In Welsh usage, Macsen developed from the Latin form Maximus. Macsen is a form of Maximilian. Macsen has a related form in Macksan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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