Boys' name · since 1914
Maximillian
5,968 babies named Maximillian in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,844 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,968
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maximillian is the #1844 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,968 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maximillian has been recorded 5,968 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #1844 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,597 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,844 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,968 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maximillian ranks #1,597 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,844 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,968 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,844 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,968
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maximillian's 5,968 recorded births place it above 96.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maximillian compares
5,968 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Maximillian's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maximillian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,968 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 250 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maximillian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maximillian splits its recorded history at 1990: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 250 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maximillian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 250
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Maximillian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,007 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Maximillian's strongest decade.
2,007 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Maximillian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 69
1960s
69 births
- 1970s 228
1970s
228 births
- 1980s 500
1980s
500 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,576 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,007 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,129 births
- 2020s 401
2020s
401 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,007 births (34% of all-time use).
How Maximillian 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 Maximillian's total volume
Maximillian by state
Where Maximillian concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,152 | 19.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 627 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 326 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 293 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 259 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 182 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 159 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 106 | 1.8% |
1,152 of 5,968 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Maximillian appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maximillian's data
- Maximillian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,007 total births); usage has since declined to 401 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maximillians (1,152 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Maximillian
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maximillian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Maximillian 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.