Max
Boy nameMax has been given to 168,577 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2009 and currently ranks #180 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /mæks/
Borrowed from German Max, diminutive of Maximilian in the 19th century, later also used as a nickname for Maxwell.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
168,577
Peak year
2009 (3,969 babies)
Rank in 2025
#180 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -40%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Max
Max Born
German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882–1970)
Max von Laue
German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi (1879–1960)
Max Stirner
German philosopher (1806-1856)
Homer Simpson
Character from The Simpsons franchise
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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