Maximus is an established boys' name that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Maximus is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #276 for boy births in the United States (and #531 across all names), given to 1,249 babies. Maximus first appears in 1997 and peaked in 2014 (2,137 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,249 | 1,249 | — | #276 |
| 2024 | 1,045 | 1,045 | — | #331 |
| 2023 | 1,041 | 1,041 | — | #319 |
| 2022 | 1,274 | 1,274 | — | #270 |
| 2021 | 1,317 | 1,317 | — | #262 |
| 2020 | 1,407 | 1,407 | — | #251 |
| 2019 | 1,647 | 1,647 | — | #228 |
| 2018 | 1,820 | 1,820 | — | #212 |
| 2017 | 1,969 | 1,969 | #17,539 | #201 |
| 2016 | 2,129 | 2,129 | — | #187 |
| 2015 | 2,071 | 2,071 | #18,213 | #197 |
| 2014 | 2,137 | 2,137 | — | #192 |
| 2013 | 1,932 | 1,932 | — | #200 |
| 2012 | 1,851 | 1,851 | #14,489 | #206 |
| 2011 | 1,649 | 1,649 | — | #212 |
| 2010 | 1,489 | 1,489 | — | #234 |
| 2009 | 1,396 | 1,396 | — | #249 |
| 2008 | 1,355 | 1,355 | — | #258 |
| 2007 | 996 | 996 | — | #323 |
| 2006 | 795 | 795 | — | #375 |
| 2005 | 766 | 766 | — | #378 |
| 2004 | 614 | 614 | — | #425 |
| 2003 | 704 | 704 | — | #371 |
| 2002 | 912 | 912 | — | #313 |
| 2001 | 892 | 892 | — | #311 |
| 2000 | 188 | 188 | — | #851 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,912 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | — | #3,955 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #10,255 |