Given name
Maxx
“the greatest”
Maxx is a variant of Max. In Latin use, Max carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maxx is a variant of Max. In Latin use, Max carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maxx through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,189
- 4,078 boys · 111 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 216 babies
- 2025
- 98
- #1,761 for boys · #14,327 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 92 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,761 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,549 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maxx
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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