Maksim
How to say it: mak-SEEM · /mækˈsim/
Russian form of Latin Maximus meaning 'greatest' - standard in Russia, Serbia and Bulgaria.
Maksim was the 1,060th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 55 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 62% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,360 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,060 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 55 |
| Share of births | 1 in 19,617 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −62% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,360 |
| In France, 2025 | #768 among boys’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Maksim is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Maks
- Max
Honouring a Maksim in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Maksim is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Finnish, French, German, Russian, Swedish.
In France: #768 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Maksim
- Maksim Shatskikh (born 1978)Uzbekistani footballer
- Maksim Surayev (born 1972)Russian cosmonaut and politician
- Maksim Mrvica (born 1975)Croatian pianist
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