Max Overview
Max Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Max?
Max means “greatest.” Those with the name Max are often seen as charismatic and strong-willed, possessing a natural ability to lead and inspire others.
What Is the Origin of The Name Max?
The name Max has Latin roots, derived from the name Maximilianus, which means “greatest.” It has a long history of use in various cultures, especially in Europe, and has been a popular choice for nobility and royalty.
Max Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Max
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 163 (-6 from 2022) | 2197 (-187 from 2022) | 0.11998 |
2022 | 157 (+3 from 2021) | 2384 (-25 from 2021) | 0.12728 |
2021 | 160 (-13 from 2020) | 2409 (-74 from 2020) | 0.12858 |
2020 | 147 (-10 from 2019) | 2483 (-267 from 2019) | 0.13424 |
2019 | 137 (-1 from 2018) | 2750 (-125 from 2018) | 0.14310 |
2018 | 136 (-8 from 2017) | 2875 (-270 from 2017) | 0.14791 |
2017 | 128 (-10 from 2016) | 3145 (-277 from 2016) | 0.15891 |
2016 | 118 No change from 2015 | 3422 (+3 from 2015) | 0.16894 |
2015 | 118 (-6 from 2014) | 3419 (-78 from 2014) | 0.16723 |
2014 | 112 (-1 from 2013) | 3497 (-23 from 2013) | 0.17065 |
2013 | 111 (-6 from 2012) | 3520 (-176 from 2012) | 0.17420 |
2012 | 105 (-9 from 2011) | 3696 (-260 from 2011) | 0.18214 |
2011 | 96 (+2 from 2010) | 3956 (+108 from 2010) | 0.19474 |
2010 | 98 (+6 from 2009) | 3848 (-110 from 2009) | 0.18730 |
2009 | 104 (+22 from 2008) | 3958 (+586 from 2008) | 0.18662 |
2008 | 126 (+15 from 2007) | 3372 (+490 from 2007) | 0.15465 |
2007 | 141 (+19 from 2006) | 2882 (+239 from 2006) | 0.13011 |
2006 | 160 (+5 from 2005) | 2643 (+149 from 2005) | 0.12055 |
2005 | 165 (-1 from 2004) | 2494 (+13 from 2004) | 0.11724 |
2004 | 164 (-2 from 2003) | 2481 (+21 from 2003) | 0.11740 |
2003 | 162 (+4 from 2002) | 2460 (+141 from 2002) | 0.11708 |
2002 | 166 (-7 from 2001) | 2319 (-84 from 2001) | 0.11221 |
2001 | 159 (+5 from 2000) | 2403 (+48 from 2000) | 0.11618 |
2000 | 164 (-3 from 1999) | 2355 (+57 from 1999) | 0.11277 |
1999 | 161 (-2 from 1998) | 2298 (+141 from 1998) | 0.11270 |
1998 | 159 (+35 from 1997) | 2157 (+459 from 1997) | 0.10638 |
1997 | 194 (+14 from 1996) | 1698 (+210 from 1996) | 0.08499 |
1996 | 208 (-13 from 1995) | 1488 (-77 from 1995) | 0.07426 |
1995 | 195 (-4 from 1994) | 1565 (-60 from 1994) | 0.07781 |
1994 | 191 (-22 from 1993) | 1625 (-262 from 1993) | 0.07972 |
1993 | 169 (+1 from 1992) | 1887 (+10 from 1992) | 0.09136 |
1992 | 170 (+5 from 1991) | 1877 (+48 from 1991) | 0.08942 |
1991 | 175 (-4 from 1990) | 1829 (+38 from 1990) | 0.08629 |
1990 | 171 (+14 from 1989) | 1791 (+185 from 1989) | 0.08322 |
1989 | 185 (+12 from 1988) | 1606 (+220 from 1988) | 0.07662 |
1988 | 197 (-9 from 1987) | 1386 (-67 from 1987) | 0.06922 |
1987 | 188 (+55 from 1986) | 1453 (+530 from 1986) | 0.07450 |
1986 | 243 (+31 from 1985) | 923 (+163 from 1985) | 0.04803 |
1985 | 274 (+34 from 1984) | 760 (+128 from 1984) | 0.03949 |
1984 | 308 (+34 from 1983) | 632 (+101 from 1983) | 0.03368 |
1983 | 342 (+33 from 1982) | 531 (+68 from 1982) | 0.02849 |
1982 | 375 (-24 from 1981) | 463 (-38 from 1981) | 0.02453 |
1981 | 351 (+11 from 1980) | 501 (+15 from 1980) | 0.02690 |
1980 | 362 (+13 from 1979) | 486 (+27 from 1979) | 0.02620 |
1979 | 375 (+7 from 1978) | 459 (+45 from 1978) | 0.02562 |
1978 | 382 (+10 from 1977) | 414 (+11 from 1977) | 0.02423 |
1977 | 392 (-11 from 1976) | 403 (-7 from 1976) | 0.02358 |
1976 | 381 No change from 1975 | 410 (-5 from 1975) | 0.02511 |
1975 | 381 No change from 1974 | 415 (+2 from 1974) | 0.02558 |
1974 | 381 (-13 from 1973) | 413 (-21 from 1973) | 0.02533 |
1973 | 368 (+28 from 1972) | 434 (+44 from 1972) | 0.02690 |
1972 | 396 (+6 from 1971) | 390 (-19 from 1971) | 0.02330 |
1971 | 402 (-34 from 1970) | 409 (-78 from 1970) | 0.02250 |
1970 | 368 (+42 from 1969) | 487 (+112 from 1969) | 0.02557 |
1969 | 410 (-28 from 1968) | 375 (-39 from 1968) | 0.02050 |
1968 | 382 (-5 from 1967) | 414 (+19 from 1967) | 0.02332 |
1967 | 377 (-22 from 1966) | 395 (-53 from 1966) | 0.02220 |
1966 | 355 (+21 from 1965) | 448 (+26 from 1965) | 0.02465 |
1965 | 376 (-33 from 1964) | 422 (-103 from 1964) | 0.02227 |
1964 | 343 (-8 from 1963) | 525 (-24 from 1963) | 0.02590 |
1963 | 335 (-7 from 1962) | 549 (-24 from 1962) | 0.02659 |
1962 | 328 (-24 from 1961) | 573 (-79 from 1961) | 0.02726 |
1961 | 304 (-7 from 1960) | 652 (-17 from 1960) | 0.03023 |
1960 | 297 (+1 from 1959) | 669 (-23 from 1959) | 0.03090 |
1959 | 298 (-15 from 1958) | 692 (-44 from 1958) | 0.03194 |
1958 | 283 (-4 from 1957) | 736 (-4 from 1957) | 0.03416 |
1957 | 279 (-13 from 1956) | 740 (-8 from 1956) | 0.03381 |
1956 | 266 (-11 from 1955) | 748 (+24 from 1955) | 0.03485 |
1955 | 255 (+4 from 1954) | 724 (-19 from 1954) | 0.03464 |
1954 | 259 (-1 from 1953) | 743 (+18 from 1953) | 0.03591 |
1953 | 258 (-14 from 1952) | 725 (-37 from 1952) | 0.03621 |
1952 | 244 (-7 from 1951) | 762 (-44 from 1951) | 0.03862 |
1951 | 237 (+3 from 1950) | 806 (+51 from 1950) | 0.04216 |
1950 | 240 (-6 from 1949) | 755 (-6 from 1949) | 0.04151 |
1949 | 234 (+2 from 1948) | 761 (+18 from 1948) | 0.04223 |
1948 | 236 (-18 from 1947) | 743 (-126 from 1947) | 0.04168 |
1947 | 218 (-14 from 1946) | 869 (+28 from 1946) | 0.04678 |
1946 | 204 (-15 from 1945) | 841 (+38 from 1945) | 0.05096 |
1945 | 189 (+5 from 1944) | 803 (+23 from 1944) | 0.05855 |
1944 | 194 (-8 from 1943) | 780 (-95 from 1943) | 0.05615 |
1943 | 186 (-16 from 1942) | 875 (-96 from 1942) | 0.06015 |
1942 | 170 (-1 from 1941) | 971 (+40 from 1941) | 0.06895 |
1941 | 169 (-4 from 1940) | 931 (-20 from 1940) | 0.07419 |
1940 | 165 (-3 from 1939) | 951 (-28 from 1939) | 0.08017 |
1939 | 162 (-22 from 1938) | 979 (-185 from 1938) | 0.08638 |
1938 | 140 (+1 from 1937) | 1164 (+59 from 1937) | 0.10242 |
1937 | 141 (-12 from 1936) | 1105 (-144 from 1936) | 0.10104 |
1936 | 129 (-1 from 1935) | 1249 (-34 from 1935) | 0.11735 |
1935 | 128 (-2 from 1934) | 1283 (-52 from 1934) | 0.11995 |
1934 | 126 (+14 from 1933) | 1335 (+211 from 1933) | 0.12571 |
1933 | 140 (+3 from 1932) | 1124 (-30 from 1932) | 0.11018 |
1932 | 143 (-3 from 1931) | 1154 (-29 from 1931) | 0.10741 |
1931 | 140 (+3 from 1930) | 1183 (+2 from 1930) | 0.11058 |
1930 | 143 (-15 from 1929) | 1181 (-155 from 1929) | 0.10456 |
1929 | 128 (-3 from 1928) | 1336 (-69 from 1928) | 0.12062 |
1928 | 125 (+17 from 1927) | 1405 (+178 from 1927) | 0.12312 |
1927 | 142 (-5 from 1926) | 1227 (-27 from 1926) | 0.10560 |
1926 | 137 (-9 from 1925) | 1254 (-131 from 1925) | 0.10948 |
1925 | 128 (-2 from 1924) | 1385 (-12 from 1924) | 0.12029 |
1924 | 126 (-4 from 1923) | 1397 (-43 from 1923) | 0.11950 |
1923 | 122 (-5 from 1922) | 1440 (-78 from 1922) | 0.12718 |
1922 | 117 (-5 from 1921) | 1518 (-40 from 1921) | 0.13491 |
1921 | 112 No change from 1920 | 1558 (-3 from 1920) | 0.13692 |
1920 | 112 (-2 from 1919) | 1561 (+103 from 1919) | 0.14181 |
1919 | 110 (-4 from 1918) | 1458 (-78 from 1918) | 0.14360 |
1918 | 106 (-2 from 1917) | 1536 (+25 from 1917) | 0.14647 |
1917 | 104 (+1 from 1916) | 1511 (+18 from 1916) | 0.15751 |
1916 | 105 (-3 from 1915) | 1493 (+59 from 1915) | 0.16171 |
1915 | 102 (-3 from 1914) | 1434 (+275 from 1914) | 0.16278 |
1914 | 99 (+2 from 1913) | 1159 (+262 from 1913) | 0.16961 |
1913 | 101 No change from 1912 | 897 (+163 from 1912) | 0.16727 |
1912 | 101 (+5 from 1911) | 734 (+374 from 1911) | 0.16259 |
1911 | 106 (+8 from 1910) | 360 (+83 from 1910) | 0.14913 |
1910 | 114 (+8 from 1909) | 277 (+49 from 1909) | 0.13284 |
1909 | 122 (-3 from 1908) | 228 (+10 from 1908) | 0.12891 |
1908 | 119 (+3 from 1907) | 218 (+21 from 1907) | 0.13104 |
1907 | 122 (+10 from 1906) | 197 (+41 from 1906) | 0.12422 |
1906 | 132 (+17 from 1905) | 156 (+16 from 1905) | 0.10828 |
1905 | 149 (-4 from 1904) | 140 (+6 from 1904) | 0.09774 |
1904 | 145 (+14 from 1903) | 134 (+24 from 1903) | 0.09675 |
1903 | 159 (-17 from 1902) | 110 (-23 from 1902) | 0.08506 |
1902 | 142 (+4 from 1901) | 133 (+23 from 1901) | 0.10019 |
1901 | 146 (+3 from 1900) | 110 (-31 from 1900) | 0.09516 |
1900 | 149 (-24 from 1899) | 141 (+14 from 1899) | 0.08697 |
1899 | 125 (+11 from 1898) | 127 (-5 from 1898) | 0.11025 |
1898 | 136 (-3 from 1897) | 132 (+10 from 1897) | 0.09993 |
1897 | 133 (-13 from 1896) | 122 (-23 from 1896) | 0.10005 |
1896 | 120 (+45 from 1895) | 145 (+50 from 1895) | 0.11234 |
1895 | 165 (-10 from 1894) | 95 (-4 from 1894) | 0.07501 |
1894 | 155 (-16 from 1893) | 99 (-8 from 1893) | 0.07927 |
1893 | 139 (+27 from 1892) | 107 (+12 from 1892) | 0.08840 |
1892 | 166 (-21 from 1891) | 95 (+4 from 1891) | 0.07227 |
1891 | 145 (-2 from 1890) | 91 (-8 from 1890) | 0.08328 |
1890 | 143 (+17 from 1889) | 99 (+16 from 1889) | 0.08271 |
1889 | 160 (-28 from 1888) | 83 (-35 from 1888) | 0.06973 |
1888 | 132 (+42 from 1887) | 118 (+45 from 1887) | 0.09083 |
1887 | 174 (+8 from 1886) | 73 No change from 1886 | 0.06678 |
1886 | 182 (+1 from 1885) | 73 (+2 from 1885) | 0.06132 |
1885 | 183 (-7 from 1884) | 71 (-9 from 1884) | 0.06124 |
1884 | 176 (-13 from 1883) | 80 (+5 from 1883) | 0.06518 |
1883 | 163 (+19 from 1882) | 75 (+1 from 1882) | 0.06668 |
1882 | 182 (-7 from 1881) | 74 (+8 from 1881) | 0.06064 |
1881 | 175 (+50 from 1880) | 66 (+14 from 1880) | 0.06096 |
1880 | 225 First SSA data recorded | 52 First SSA data recorded | 0.04392 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Max
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#1182021 | #1242022 | #1322023 |
New York (NY)
#1172021 | #972022 | #1012023 |
Texas (TX)
#2262021 | #2222022 | #2252023 |
Illinois (IL)
#1462021 | #1502022 | #1302023 |
Indiana (IN)
#2172021 | #1642022 | #1762023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#1492021 | #1612022 | #1542023 |
Michigan (MI)
#1882021 | #1952022 | #1852023 |
Ohio (OH)
#1952021 | #1972022 | #1842023 |
Florida (FL)
#1682021 | #1602022 | #1672023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#2082021 | #2082022 | #2532023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#892021 | #912022 | #992023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#1132021 | #1042022 | #1052023 |
Iowa (IA)
#1282021 | #1562022 | #2022023 |
Missouri (MO)
#1742021 | #1752022 | #2032023 |
Utah (UT)
#892021 | #852022 | #1002023 |
Kansas (KS)
#1842021 | #2122022 | #1842023 |
Washington (WA)
#1212021 | #1282022 | #1342023 |
Colorado (CO)
#1202021 | #1462022 | #1382023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1562021 | #1122022 | #1412023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#2282021 | #1722022 | #2952023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#1392021 | #1762022 | #1692023 |
Georgia (GA)
#2322021 | #2472022 | #2232023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#1382021 | #2132022 | #2192023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#1952021 | #1932022 | #2592023 |
Virginia (VA)
#1752021 | #1832022 | #2392023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#1642021 | #1462022 | #1222023 |
Maryland (MD)
#2262021 | #1452022 | #2052023 |
Alabama (AL)
#2932021 | #2392022 | #2452023 |
Oregon (OR)
#1512021 | #1612022 | #1302023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#2142021 | #2102022 | #2822023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#2102021 | #3112022 | #2092023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#1252021 | #1132022 | #952023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#2512021 | #1742022 | #3252023 |
Idaho (ID)
#2142021 | #1282022 | #1442023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#2332021 | #2722022 | #3342023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#2252021 | #2752022 | #3542023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#2822021 | #2882022 | #2322023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#3692021 | #4482022 | #3592023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#332021 | #462022 | #702023 |
Nevada (NV)
#2352021 | #1722022 | #2012023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#1782021 | #1382022 | #2262023 |
Montana (MT)
#1912021 | #2162022 | #982023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#1012021 | #1372022 | #2592023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#2292021 | #1622022 | #1252023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#1312021 | #1902022 | #1322023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#1912021 | #972022 | #1642023 |
Maine (ME)
#1552021 | #1962022 | #1662023 |
Alaska (AK)
#972018 | #1742021 | #1332023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#1282016 | #1132017 | #1192021 |
Vermont (VT)
#1142019 | #882020 | #982022 |
Delaware (DE)
#1692018 | #1882020 | #1182022 |
Popularity Rankings for Max in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Catalonia, Spain
#172020 | #172021 | #202022 |
Popularity in Scotland
#212021 | #232022 | #232023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#252021 | #262022 | #232023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#232021 | #252022 | #292023 |
Popularity in Ireland
#372021 | #272022 | #312023 |
Popularity in Germany
#272021 | #282022 | #312023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#282019 | #332020 | #342021 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#452021 | #442022 | #472023 |
Popularity in Austria
#442020 | #462021 | #472022 |
Popularity in Finland
#472020 | #482021 | #472022 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#512020 | #592021 | #522022 |
Popularity in Sweden
#722021 | #732022 | #582023 |
Popularity in Canada
#592021 | #602022 | #612023 |
Popularity in Norway
#662021 | #662022 | #722023 |
Popularity in Belgium
#1182020 | #892021 | #812022 |
Popularity in Spain
#962020 | #912021 | #962022 |
Popularity in Czechia
#1042014 | #1032015 | #922016 |
Popularity in Chile
#1262019 | #1512020 | #1202021 |
Popularity in Iceland
#3292021 | #1262022 |
Popularity in Poland
#1342021 | #1442022 | #1422023 |
Popularity in France
#1901971 | #1842002 | #1982003 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#1902020 | #2622021 | #2192022 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#2702016 | #2082022 | #2842023 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Max a Name for Boys or Girls?
While Max is commonly used for boys, it has also become increasingly popular as a unisex name. The name’s straightforward, no-nonsense charm appeals to many parents for both their sons and daughters.
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