Given name
Massimiliano
“the greatest”
Massimiliano is a variant of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Massimiliano is a variant of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Massimiliano 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 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Massimiliano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 359
- 359 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #4,977 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,977 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 664 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.
Massimiliano’s family of names
Massimiliano has a related form in Maximilian. In Italian usage, Massimiliano has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maximilian. In Italian usage, Massimiliano has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Maximiliano.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Massimiliano has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Massimiliano
- Massimiliano AllegriItalian association football manager and former playerborn 1967
- Max CavaleraBrazilian guitarist and vocalistborn 1969
- Maximilian SforzaDuke of Milan1493–1530
- Max BiaggiItalian motorcycle racerborn 1971
- Massimiliano RosolinoItalian swimmerborn 1978
- Massimiliano FuksasItalian architect and designer (born 1944)
- Massimiliano BlardoneItalian alpine skierborn 1979
- Massimiliano Moriroad bicycle racerborn 1974
- Maximilian SpinolaItalian hymenopterist (1780-1857)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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