Max

Max

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Italian

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 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 1,160 babies (rank #2 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining 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.

17,153

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,160

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	39	#252
1956	27	#307
1957	26	#319
1958	39	#264
1959	46	#250
1960	36	#290
1961	38	#291
1962	38	#297
1963	36	#311
1964	35	#317
1965	40	#301
1966	32	#334
1967	50	#277
1968	30	#348
1969	25	#396
1970	31	#363
1971	29	#373
1972	22	#414
1973	27	#368
1974	26	#373
1975	23	#398
1976	29	#357
1977	30	#349
1978	31	#342
1979	28	#369
1980	23	#425
1981	39	#320
1982	41	#314
1983	43	#296
1984	47	#289
1985	55	#258
1986	68	#233
1987	86	#196
1988	122	#150
1989	190	#105
1990	248	#87
1991	284	#70
1992	404	#45
1993	467	#41
1994	542	#31
1995	645	#19
1996	678	#16
1997	752	#10
1998	852	#8
1999	1,075	#3
2000	1,160	#2
2001	1,026	#4
2002	892	#5
2003	781	#8
2004	671	#9
2005	650	#11
2006	583	#15
2007	489	#18
2008	499	#20
2009	485	#20
2010	475	#20
2011	457	#23
2012	489	#20
2013	473	#21
2014	507	#18

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

#252

1956

#307

1957

#319

1958

#264

1959

#250

1960

#290

1961

#291

1962

#297

1963

#311

1964

#317

1965

#301

1966

#334

1967

#277

1968

#348

1969

#396

1970

#363

1971

#373

1972

#414

1973

#368

1974

#373

1975

#398

1976

#357

1977

#349

1978

#342

1979

#369

1980

#425

1981

#320

1982

#314

1983

#296

1984

#289

1985

#258

1986

#233

1987

#196

1988

122

#150

1989

190

#105

1990

248

#87

1991

284

#70

1992

404

#45

1993

467

#41

1994

542

#31

1995

645

#19

1996

678

#16

1997

752

#10

1998

852

1999

1,075

2000

1,160

2001

1,026

2002

892

2003

781

2004

671

2005

650

#11

2006

583

#15

2007

489

#18

2008

499

#20

2009

485

#20

2010

475

#20

2011

457

#23

2012

489

#20

2013

473

#21

2014

507

#18

Meaning

Numerology of Max

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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