Maximilian

Where Maximilian comes from

From German Maximilian, ultimately of Latin origin.
— Wiktionary's entry for Maximilian
  • Latin
  • 4 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1459
    Maximilian I born
    Holy Roman Emperor
  2. 1907
    First appearance
    #1,345 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1930
    Maximilian Schell born
    Swiss and Austrian film and stage actor
  4. 2013
    Peak, #429
    676 babies named Maximilian — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin, rare in English.
Namesakes
  • Maximilian I · Holy Roman Emperor, 1459–1519
  • Maximilian Schell · Swiss and Austrian film and stage actor, 1930–2014
  • Maximilian I of Mexico · emperor of Mexico, 1832–1867
  • Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor · King of the Romans, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, 1527–1576
  • Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria · King of Bavaria, 1756–1825

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.