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Maximus

Boy's name · #276 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Maximus reached #187 in 2016 and has eased to #276 since. About 35,000 boys have carried it since 1997.

Maximus rose sharply in the early 2000s, following Gladiator (2000), whose central character, Maximus, is played by Russell Crowe.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#219 in England & Wales (2025) · #314 in New Zealand (2025) · #338 in N. Ireland (2025) · #393 in Ireland (2025) · #546 in Poland (2025) · #721 in Scotland (2025) · #739 in Sweden (2025) · #1,040 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,445 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,475 in Belgium (2025) · #1,625 in Austria (2025) · #320 in Canada (2024).

Famous Maximuses

• Maximus the Confessor — Christian monk, theologian, scholar and saint (c. 580–662)
• Maximus Planudes — Byzantine anthologist, translator
• Maximus the Greek — Greek monk and scholar
• Maximus of Tyre — 2nd century Greek rhetorician and philosopher
• Maximus of Hispania — Roman usurper

In stories & tradition

• Maximus (Lord Farquaad) — Shrek (film)
• Maximus — Marvel Comics
• Maximus Decimus Meridius^sv — Gladiator (film)

What Maximuses become

Among 43 notable people named Maximus:

No single standout — notable Maximuses spread across many fields.

Similar names: Lukas · Maxim · Titus · Maximilian · Atticus · Phoenix

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