Given name & surname
Maks
“the greatest”
Maks is a variant of Max. In Latin use, Max carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maks is a variant of Max. In Latin use, Max carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maks is a romanization of Макс. Макс comes from Ukrainian, and ultimately from Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maks through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 339
- 339 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,400 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,400 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 43.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 43 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 443 as a first name in 2020; 194 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maks’s family of names
Maks has a related form in Max. In Polish usage, Maks has a conventional equivalent in the English form Max. In Ukrainian usage, Maks is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Макс.
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Around the world
Maks has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Maximilianoequivalent
- Maximilianequivalent
- Maximillianequivalent
- Massimilianoequivalent
- Makequivalent
- Maximilienequivalent
- Maksimilijanequivalent
- Maxmiliánequivalent
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People named Maks
- Maks LevinUkrainian photojournalist1981–2022
- Maks VeloAlbanian architect (1935-2020)
- Maks ČelićCroatian association football playerborn 1996
- Maks BajcSlovenian actor (1919–1983)
- Maks KaśnikowskiPolish tennis playerborn 2003
- Maks KraczkowskiPolish politicianborn 1979
- Maks BaćeYugoslav partisan (1914–2005)
- Maks Klodič-SabladoskiSlovenian civil engineer and painter1875–1953
- Maks Barišičassociation football playerborn 1995
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