Meaning
Greatest, from Latin Maximus.
The reviewed entry identifies the given name’s root as the superlative of great. The gloss explains the name formation, not a ranking of people.
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Maxim
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Origin
Latin, through Maximus.
The source explicitly separates the given name from the surname and machine-gun senses.
English pronunciation
max-EEM
Official US university English-language guide for the exact first name. Other bearers may prefer another reading. Michigan State first-name guide. It is an English-language school aid, not a universal Russian or other-language reading.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 29 · preliminary | 935 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 50 · preliminary | 580 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 30 (rounded to 5) | 1238 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 65 | 593 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2013 | Boys | 3 | 398 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Boys | 3 | 762 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 4 | 676 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2010 | Girls | 6 | 14959 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 114 | 1520 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: English
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Exact English entry separately records the Latin-derived given name, French/Dutch surname and machine-gun senses. This records name use, not a bearer’s ancestry. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Meaning: Greatest, from Latin Maximus.
Checked against cited source
The reviewed entry identifies the given name’s root as the superlative of great. The gloss explains the name formation, not a ranking of people.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Latin, through Maximus.
Checked against cited source
The source explicitly separates the given name from the surname and machine-gun senses.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: max-EEM
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Official US university English-language guide for the exact first name. Other bearers may prefer another reading. Michigan State first-name guide. It is an English-language school aid, not a universal Russian or other-language reading. Credit: College Hockey Inc. and the supplying school sports information directors, 2025–26 men’s guide updated 29 December 2025, PDF page 6. Source: https://www.collegehockeyinc.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-26MensPronunciations251229.pdf. License: source rights retained; no open license claimed. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names separated the printed first-name aid from surname aids and used hyphens between its syllables. Capitalization follows the source; no IPA inferred. No roster, source prose, images or audio republished.
Original brief factual summary; source rights retained
Supporting evidence: Isof scholarly dictionary: Maxim spelling and short-form review
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Exact name forms and relationship wording were visually checked. Existing meanings, origins and pronunciations remain unchanged. The source’s Swedish bearer intervals are not imported as annual birth counts. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Institutet för språk och folkminnen, 2026), printed page 277. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, image or audio reproduced.
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Supporting evidence: Maxim · English
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Supporting name evidence for the reviewed explanation or given-name sense. Parent-name meanings and native-language readings apply only to the stated tradition.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Syllables: 2
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Count for the accompanying school-supplied reading, not every language or bearer. Credit: College Hockey Inc. and the supplying school sports information directors, 2025–26 men’s guide updated 29 December 2025, PDF page 6. Source: https://www.collegehockeyinc.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-26MensPronunciations251229.pdf. License: source rights retained; no open license claimed. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names separated the printed first-name aid from surname aids and used hyphens between its syllables. Capitalization follows the source; no IPA inferred. No roster, source prose, images or audio republished.
Original brief factual summary; source rights retained
Spelling variant: Maksim
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The dictionary identifies Maksim as a Slavic form in the shared Maximus name family. Each spelling keeps separate statistics and language-specific readings; this does not approve the pending English dictionary pronunciation for Maxim. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Institutet för språk och folkminnen, 2026), printed page 277. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, image or audio reproduced.
Original factual summary; source rights retained
Spelling variant: Maxime
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The dictionary identifies Maxime as a French form in the shared Maximus name family. Each spelling keeps separate statistics and language-specific readings; this does not approve the pending English dictionary pronunciation for Maxim. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Institutet för språk och folkminnen, 2026), printed page 277. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, image or audio reproduced.
Original factual summary; source rights retained
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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
U.S. Social Security Administration
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.