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Maximilian

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Maximilian: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Maximilian: Recorded since 1987, it reached #149 in 2014, and it stood at #206 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #149 to #208.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#149#208
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#204
1997#201
1998#181
1999#172
2000#155
2001#180
2002#174
2003#191
2004#198
2005#196
2006#183
2007#208
2008#196
2009#180
2010#166
2011#172
2012#159
2013#183
2014#164
2015#160
2016#150
2017#161
2018#149
2019#159
2020#178
2021#168
2022#183
2023#185
2024#203
2025#206

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 38 of the 39 years from 1987 to 2025.

In 2025: #206 among boys in England and Wales, #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #296 among boys in Norway.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1987–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1987

    First recorded at #631 among boys in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #149 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #206 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1987 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #149 in Norway in 2014.

Maximilian's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#206245HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#203249HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#185279HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#183278HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#168319HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#178300HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#159344HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#149381HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#161356HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#150389HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#160366HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#164348HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#183309HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#159363HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#172328HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#166337HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#180289HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#196241HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#208226HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#183242HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#196209HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#198190HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#191197HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#174215HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#180194HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#155233HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#172197HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#181185HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#201164HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#204155HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#4143HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#4213HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3114HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#3053HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2434HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#29613HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#26616HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#25417HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#28214HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#26015HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#27713HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#19826HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#20725HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#18030HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#21425HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#23922HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#14944HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#18930HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#16637HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#19030HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#19527HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#23223HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#25219HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#37110HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#26617HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#25517HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#33910HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#3819HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3818HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#3868HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#31313HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#27216HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#30314HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4178HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4198HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#36611HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5954HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4747HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4358HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5396HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5486HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5516HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#6314HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#28615HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#28714HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#26816HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#26218HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#32613HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#32413HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#24419HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#26917HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#23423HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#15041HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#23523HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#22026HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#18434HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#25021HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#19333HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#20129HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#25120HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#30614HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#30911HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#25713HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#26810HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3227HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#24511HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#2499HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#2976HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3244HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#33011HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Maximilian is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Maximilian, between 1987 and 2025, in 38 of those 39 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1987–202538#149 in 2014
England and Wales1996–202530#149 in 2018
Republic of Ireland1996–202528#150 in 2016
Northern Ireland2000–202411#243 in 2002
Scotland20241#330 in 2024

Its high point came 22 years earlier in Northern Ireland (2002) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1987 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #149 in Norway in 2014. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.