Boys' name · since 2000
Maxximus
Maxximus has 440 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 440
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maxximus currently ranks #9329 among boys' names in America, with 440 babies recorded since 2000.
Maxximus has 440 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9329 as of the latest data, more common than 33% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #8,523 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,329 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 440 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxximus ranks #8,523 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,329 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 440 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 440
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maxximus's 440 recorded births place it above 81.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maxximus compares
440 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Maxximus's all-time total is 19% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maxximus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 440 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maxximus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maxximus splits its recorded history at 2013: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maxximus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Maxximus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (252 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Maxximus's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Maxximus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
252 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 252 births (57% of all-time use).
Maxximus by state
Where Maxximus concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 7.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
32 of 440 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Maxximus's decade-level peak was the 2010s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maxximuss (32 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Maxximus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Maxximus 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.