Given name & surname
Maximilien
“the greatest”
Maximilien is a variant of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maximilien is a variant of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maximilien is a variant of Maximilian. An origin associated with Maximilian is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Maximilien developed from Maximilianus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maximilien through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 371
- 371 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,420 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,420 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 336 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.
Maximilien’s family of names
In French usage, Maximilien has a diminutive in Max. In French usage, Maximilien developed from the Latin form Maximilianus. Maximilien has a related form in Maximilian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Maximilien has relatives in 16 languages.
13 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maximilien
- Maximilien RobespierreFrench revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
- Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of SullyFrench duke (1560-1641)
- Maximilien LuceFrench painter (1858-1941)
- Maximilien Sébastien FoyFrench military leader, statesman and writer (1775-1825)
- Maximilien ChastanetFrench fencerborn 1996
- Maximilien RubelMarxist historian and council communist (1905–1996)
- Max RingelmannFrench academic (1861-1931)
- Maximilien ChaudoirRussian entomologist (1816–1881)
- Maximilien MissonFrench travel writer1650–1722
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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