Recorded 1985–2012 Boys' name Peak 2000 198 births

Maxmillian — boys' name

198 babies named Maxmillian in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s822000s782010s17

The verdict

198 boys have been named Maxmillian since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.

198
total births
1985–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Maxmillian was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

16 babies were named Maxmillian in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maxmillian

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Maxmillian between 1985 and 2012, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maxmillian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maxmillian performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maxmillian 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 Maxmillian in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maxmillian 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 198 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.

Maxmillian at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

198

Since 1985

28 years of records

Peak year

2000

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1985

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2012

Maxmillian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1985

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2000)
16
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Maxmillian by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
82 births that decade — 41% of Maxmillian's all-time total
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Maxmillian by state

Where Maxmillian concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maxmillian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.5%
California share of Maxmillian's total US births 2.5%

5 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maxmillian?
198 babies have been named Maxmillian since 1985. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2000 with 16 births.
When was Maxmillian most popular?
Maxmillian was most popular in the 1990s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Maxmillian most popular?
The top states for the name Maxmillian are California (5 births).
How long has the name Maxmillian been used?
Maxmillian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 28 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Maxmillian?
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, 1985–2012 (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.