Maximilien vs Max

Side-by-side comparison of Maximilien and Max - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Maximilien

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Max

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Metric Maximilien Max
Current Rank Unranked #175
Total Births (all years) 371 167,458
Peak Year 1998 2009
Peak Year Births 16 3,958
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maximilien Max
1880s - 765
1890s - 1,112
1900s - 1,567
1910s - 10,859
1920s - 14,081
1930s - 11,757
1940s - 8,526
1950s - 7,430
1960s - 5,023
1970s - 4,231
1980s 5 8,741
1990s 80 18,216
2000s 108 27,368
2010s 128 34,141
2020s 50 13,641

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maximilien Max
2014 13 3,497
2015 14 3,422
2016 15 3,423
2017 9 3,145
2018 14 2,878
2019 10 2,755
2020 9 2,486
2021 14 2,410
2022 12 2,389
2023 7 2,205
2024 - 2,126
2025 8 2,025

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1987–2025.

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