Boys' name · since 1999
Maximos
615 babies named Maximos in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,958 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 615
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maximos currently ranks #5761 among boys' names in America, with 615 babies recorded since 1999.
Maximos has 615 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5761 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #6,958 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,761 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 615 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maximos ranks #6,958 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,761 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 615 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,958 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 615
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maximos's 615 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maximos compares
615 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Maximos's all-time total is 67% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maximos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 615 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maximos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maximos's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maximos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Maximos by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (342 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Maximos's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Maximos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
342 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 342 births (56% of all-time use).
How Maximos 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 Maximos's total volume
Maximos by state
Where Maximos concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 8.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.8% |
52 of 615 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Maximos's data
- Maximos's decade-level peak was the 2000s (342 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maximoss (52 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 Maximos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Maximos 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.