Given name
Maximillian
“the greatest”
In English use, Maximillian is a variant of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Maximillian is a variant of Maximilian. One Latin interpretation is “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Maximillian 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maximillian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,968
- 5,968 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 250 babies
- 2025
- 86
- #1,845 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 86 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,845 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 250 in 1999. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,552 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.
Maximillian’s family of names
In English usage, Maximillian has a related form in Maximilian. In English usage, Maximillian has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maximilian. In Swedish usage, Maximillian has a conventional equivalent in the French form Maximilien.
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Around the world
Maximillian has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 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 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Maxequivalent
- Maximusequivalent
- Maximilianoequivalent
- Maxieequivalent
- Massimilianoequivalent
- Maximillionequivalent
- Maksymilianequivalent
- Maksequivalent
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People named Maximillian
- Max AaronsEnglish association football player (born 2000)
- Maximillian GiulianiAustralian swimmerborn 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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