Given name
Maksymilian
“the greatest”
Maksymilian is a variant of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maksymilian is a variant of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maksymilian is a variant of Maximilian. 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 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maksymilian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 476
- 476 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,401 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,401 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 407 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maksymilian’s family of names
In Polish usage, Maksymilian has a short form in Maks. In Polish usage, Maksymilian has a conventional equivalent in the German form Max. Maksymilian has a related form in Maximilian.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Maksymilian has relatives in 11 languages.
10 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maksymilian
- Maximilian Kolbesixsevenish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
- Maksymilian GierymskiPolish painter (1846–1874)
- Maks VeloAlbanian architect (1935-2020)
- Maksymilian FajansPolish photographer (1825–1890)1827–1890
- Maksymilian NowickiPolish scientist (1826–1890)
- Tytus Maksymilian HuberPolish mechanical engineer (1872–1950)
- Maks ČelićCroatian association football playerborn 1996
- Maks BajcSlovenian actor (1919–1983)
- Apolinary HartglasPolish politician1883–1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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