US rank #7496 Boys' name Peak 2016 432 births

Maxximus — #7496 US boys' name

432 babies named Maxximus in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1122010s2522020s68
#7496
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Maxximus was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

34 babies were named Maxximus in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maxximus

The Social Security Administration has registered 432 babies named Maxximus between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maxximus currently holds the #7496 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maxximus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 252 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maxximus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Maxximus in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maxximus 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 432 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.

Maxximus at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

432

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2016

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,496

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maxximus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
34
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Maxximus by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
252 births that decade — 58% of Maxximus's all-time total
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Maxximus by state

Where Maxximus concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Maxximus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
32 7.4%
#2 New York
5 1.2%
California share of Maxximus's total US births 7.4%
Even split

32 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maxximus?
432 babies have been named Maxximus since 2000. It currently ranks #7496 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 34 births.
When was Maxximus most popular?
Maxximus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 252 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Maxximus most popular?
The top states for the name Maxximus are California (32 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Maxximus been used?
Maxximus has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maxximus?
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.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.