Given name
Makson
“the greatest”
Makson is a variant of Macsen. In Welsh use, Macsen carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Makson is a variant of Macsen. In Welsh use, Macsen carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Makson connects to the Maximilian name family through Macsen. An origin associated with Maximilian is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Makson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 31 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 2017.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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