Boys' name · since 1987
Maximillan
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Maximillan, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 57
- total births
- 1987–2021
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Maximillan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 57 have been recorded since 1987.
Maximillan has 57 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2021.
- 57 total births
- 1987–2021 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Maximillan's 57 recorded births place it above 53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Maximillan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maximillan's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maximillan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2021
- Peak year (1997)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Maximillan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Maximillan's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Maximillan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (60% of all-time use).
Maximillan by state
Where Maximillan concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 8.8% |
5 of 57 births nationwide.
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- Maximillan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maximillans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Maximillan: Baby Name Since 1987 - 57 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maximillan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Maximillan 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 July 2026.