Boys' name · since 1985
Maxmillian
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 198 babies named Maxmillian, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 198
- total births
- 1985–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Maxmillian is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 198 have been recorded since 1985.
Maxmillian has 198 recorded births among boys since 1985, 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 1985 to 2012.
- 198 total births
- 1985–2012 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Maxmillian's 198 recorded births place it above 71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Maxmillian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maxmillian's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maxmillian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2012
- Peak year (2000)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2012.
198 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 16 births in a single year.
Maxmillian by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Maxmillian's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Maxmillian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (41% of all-time use).
Maxmillian decade highlights
- Peak decade 82 births
- Runner-up 78 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Maxmillian by state
Where Maxmillian concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 198 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 2.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 2.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Maxmillian's decade-level peak was the 1990s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maxmillians (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, 1985–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Maxmillian: Baby Name Since 1985 - 198 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maxmillian. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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