Max

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Max is a unisex given name. For males, often short for Maximilian, Maxim, Maksym, Maxwell, Maxfield, or Maximus in English; Maximos in Greek; or Maxime or Maxence in French. For females, it is often short for Maxine.

From Wikipedia

Max first appears in the data in 2000 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 56 babies (rank #285 that year). In 2024 it was given to 39 boys (rank #321). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Max

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Max yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

871

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Stranger Things: Max Mayfield — skater, target of Vecna

Famous people named Max

Max Borntheoretical physicist · b. 1882
Max von Lauecrystallographer · b. 1879
Max Euwechess official · b. 1901
Max Frischdiarist · b. 1911
Max Scheleraxiologist · b. 1874

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Other boys' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2000	36	#338
2001	39	#324
2002	39	#329
2003	42	#318
2004	44	#322
2005	41	#341
2006	38	#358
2007	56	#285
2008	44	#345
2009	45	#345
2010	44	#341
2011	46	#338
2012	44	#346
2013	45	#331
2014	43	#348
2015	45	#329
2016	55	#297
2022	45	#304
2023	41	#325
2024	39	#321