Masculine dossier · first seen 1997

Maximus

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Maximus
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2014

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

2,137

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1997Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

51.2%

2024

1,043

All-time

33,403

Maximus is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2014, when 2,137 boys were named Maximus.

In 2024, only 1,043 boys were given the name.

Down 51.2% from its peak.

All told, about 33,403 Americans have been named Maximus and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1997.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2014

20142,137 boys named Maximus

20241,043 boys named Maximus

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