Recorded 1987–2021 Boys' name Peak 1997 57 births

Maximillan — boys' name

57 babies named Maximillan in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

57 boys have been named Maximillan since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2021.

57
total births
1987–2021
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Maximillan was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Maximillan in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maximillan

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Maximillan between 1987 and 2021, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maximillan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maximillan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maximillan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maximillan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maximillan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 57 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maximillan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

57

Since 1987

35 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1987

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2021

Maximillan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1987

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Maximillan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 60% of Maximillan's all-time total
1980s71990s342000s62010s52020s5

Maximillan by state

Where Maximillan concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maximillan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 8.8%
California share of Maximillan's total US births 8.8%

5 of 57 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maximillan?
57 babies have been named Maximillan since 1987. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Maximillan most popular?
Maximillan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Maximillan most popular?
The top states for the name Maximillan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Maximillan been used?
Maximillan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 35 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Maximillan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Max, Maxwell, Maximus, Maximiliano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.