Boys' name · since 1917
Maximiliano
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 23,972 babies named Maximiliano, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #280 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,972
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maximiliano is the #280 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 23,972 recorded since 1917.
Maximiliano has 23,972 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #280 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #280 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 23,972 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maximiliano ranks #762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #280 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 23,972 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #280 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,972
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maximiliano's 23,972 recorded births place it above 98.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maximiliano compares
23,972 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maximiliano's all-time total is 65x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maximiliano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,972 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,460 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maximiliano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maximiliano splits its recorded history at 1979: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 1,460 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maximiliano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 1,460
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Maximiliano by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11,173 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Maximiliano's strongest decade.
11,173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Maximiliano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 58
1920s
58 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 52
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 69
1960s
69 births
- 1970s 172
1970s
172 births
- 1980s 258
1980s
258 births
- 1990s 1,063
1990s
1,063 births
- 2000s 3,827
2000s
3,827 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,173 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,207 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,173 births (47% of all-time use).
How Maximiliano compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Maximiliano's total volume
Maximiliano by state
Where Maximiliano concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,771 | 32.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,231 | 21.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,281 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 1,257 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,245 | 5.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 610 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 467 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 409 | 1.7% |
7,771 of 23,972 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Maximiliano appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maximiliano's data
- Maximiliano's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11,173 total births) through the 2020s (7,207) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maximilianos (7,771 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maximiliano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maximiliano draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.