Maximus

Where Maximus comes from

Borrowed from Latin Maximus.
— Wiktionary's entry for Maximus
Along the way
  1. 600
    Maximus born
    6th century Catholic bishop of Zaragoza, Hispania
  2. 1758
    Maximus von Imhof born
    Greek physicist
  3. 1997
    First appearance
    #9,265 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2016
    Peak, #187
    2,129 babies named Maximus — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2023
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #319.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Maximus · 6th century Catholic bishop of Zaragoza, Hispania, 600–619
  • Maximus von Imhof · Greek physicist, 1758–1817
  • Maximus Ongkili · Malaysian politician, born 1953
  • Maximus II of Antioch · Patriarch of Antioch, 401–401
  • Maximus of Pavia · Bishop of Pavia, 450–511

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.