Maximus

Maximus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Latin

Maximus first appears in the data in 1997 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 2,137 babies (rank #192 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,043 boys (rank #330). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Maximus

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

33,420

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,137

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	5	#10,255
1998	18	#3,955
1999	11	#5,912
2000	188	#851
2001	892	#311
2002	912	#313
2003	704	#371
2004	614	#425
2005	766	#378
2006	795	#375
2007	996	#322
2008	1,355	#258
2009	1,396	#249
2010	1,489	#234
2011	1,649	#212
2012	1,844	#206
2013	1,932	#200
2014	2,137	#192
2015	2,066	#197
2016	2,129	#187
2017	1,964	#201
2018	1,819	#212
2019	1,645	#229
2020	1,406	#251
2021	1,317	#262
2022	1,273	#270
2023	1,038	#319
2024	1,043	#330

Year

Babies

Rank

1997

#10,255

1998

#3,955

1999

#5,912

2000

188

#851

2001

892

#311

2002

912

#313

2003

704

#371

2004

614

#425

2005

766

#378

2006

795

#375

2007

996

#322

2008

1,355

#258

2009

1,396

#249

2010

1,489

#234

2011

1,649

#212

2012

1,844

#206

2013

1,932

#200

2014

2,137

#192

2015

2,066

#197

2016

2,129

#187

2017

1,964

#201

2018

1,819

#212

2019

1,645

#229

2020

1,406

#251

2021

1,317

#262

2022

1,273

#270

2023

1,038

#319

2024

1,043

#330

Numerology of Maximus

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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