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Meaning

The name Maximilian has the following meaning:

The greatest person.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Maximilian is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 349 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Maximilian fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 13 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 479 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Maximilian in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Maximilian is pronounced as mahk-see-meel-yan

Origins

Maximilian originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Maximilian and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Maximilian: Boys - Columbo, Columbus, Maximus, Sebastian, Girls - Monnie, Nydia, Prudence, Both genders - Francis, Joyce, Trinity

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Maximilian: Macimilian (Spanish), Maks, Maksim (Russian), Maksym (Polish), Maksymilian (Polish), Mancho (Spanish), Massimo (Italian), Max (Nickname), Maxemilian, Maxey, Maxim (French), Maxime (French), Maximiano (Spanish), Maximiliano (Italian), Maximilianus, Maximilien (French), Maximillian (English), Maximino (Italian), Maximo (Italian), Maximos (Greek), Maximus, Maxmilion, Maxy

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Maximilian are: Max

Style

We think the name Maximilian should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Maximilian to be: Well-liked and loyal chap

In one word, you might describe Maximilian as a(n) "loyal" person.

See other "loyal" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Maximilian (or its variants) are:

Maximilian I, born on 6 July, a famous emperor. Maximilian I's background: A member of Austria's Imperial Habsburg-Lorraine family. With the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican monarchists, he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on April 10, 1864.

Maximilian Schell , born on 8 December, a famous actor. Maximilian Schell 's background: An Academy Award-winning Austrian actor. He is also a writer, director and producer of several films.

Prince Maximilian Alexander Friedrich , born on 10 July, a famous chancellor. Prince Maximilian Alexander Friedrich 's background: The heir of Grand Duke Frederick II of Baden (being the eldest son of his uncle Prince Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden), and succeeded Frederick as head of the Grand Ducal House in 1928.
Michael (2)
Matthew (4)
Mason (52)
Marcus (114)
Maxwell (133)
Micah (172)
Mario (174)
Mitchell (191)
Martin (197)
Malachi (200)
Marton
Maleak
Malyk
Mytchel
Maxy
Myllten
Mahmound
Merwine
Marlynn
Martino
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