Is Maximus a boy or girl name?
Maximus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,043 boys were named Maximus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 33,420 US babies named Maximus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #330
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Maximus since 1997
- 33,420
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 2,137 babies
Boys and girls named Maximus, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,043 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,038 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,273 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,317 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,406 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,645 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,819 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,964 | #201 | 5 | #17,533 |
| 2016 | 2,129 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,066 | #197 | 5 | #18,210 |
| 2014 | 2,137 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,932 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,844 | #206 | 7 | #14,489 |
| 2011 | 1,649 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,489 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,396 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,355 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 996 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 795 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 766 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 614 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 704 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 912 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 892 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 188 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,912 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,955 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,255 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maximus reached #187 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #14,489 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maximus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.