Given name & surname
Maximiliano
“the greatest”
Maximiliano is a variant of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maximiliano is a variant of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maximiliano 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 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maximiliano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23,972
- 23,972 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 1,460 babies
- 2025
- 1,209
- #280 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,209 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 280 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,460 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (327). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,029 as a first name in 2020; 171 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.
Maximiliano’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Maximiliano has a diminutive in Maxi. Maximiliano has a related form in Maximilian. In Portuguese usage, Maximiliano has a conventional equivalent in the English form Maximilian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Maximiliano has relatives in 13 languages.
11 related names in 13 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.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maximiliano
- Maxi RodríguezArgentine association football playerborn 1981
- Maxi LópezArgentine association football playerborn 1984
- Maximiliano Hernández Martínezpresident of El Salvador (1882–1966)
- Maximiliano MezaArgentinian association football playerborn 1992
- Maximiliano AraújoUruguayan association football playerborn 2000
- Maximiliano HernándezAmerican actorborn 1973
- Maxi MoralezArgentine footballerborn 1987
- Maxi IglesiasSpanish actorborn 1991
- Maximiliano RichezeArgentine road cyclistborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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