Maxim

Meaning and origin of Maxim

Popularity of Maxim in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2008.
• Over recent years, Maxim has been falling (−10% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maxim every 69 schools, all spellings combined.

Maxim in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  509^th boys’ name67 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,536−12.8% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  563^rd boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,181

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  496^th boys’ name19 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,780

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  638^th boys’ name172 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,804−4% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,441^st boys’ name381 babies in 3 years1 boy in 13,495−9% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Maksim (in French)20
• Maksym (in French)20

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Maxim

• Maurice
• Faustin
• Rémy
• Rio
• Hélie
• Sylvain
• Loucas
• Divine
• Lucca
• Antton
• Flavien
• Merlin

See also

• →French names of Latin origin