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Maximus

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

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

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #179 to #2901.200020052010201520202025#179#2901
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#2901
1999#2425
2000#554
2001#248
2002#334
2003#305
2004#277
2005#276
2006#309
2007#273
2008#262
2009#279
2010#263
2011#218
2012#205
2013#195
2014#203
2015#181
2016#179
2017#182
2018#187
2019#181
2020#201
2021#180
2022#219
2023#213
2024#199
2025#219

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1998 to 2025.

In 2025: #219 among boys in England and Wales, #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1998–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1998–2025

    Highest recorded position: #179 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1998–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #219 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #179 in England and Wales in 2016.

Maximus'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#219228HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#199252HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#213232HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#219231HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#180293HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#201252HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#181287HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#187283HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#182308HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#179319HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#181325HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#203284HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#195284HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#205269HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#218226HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#263178HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#279154HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#262166HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#273147HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#309114HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#276117HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#277114HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#30592HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#33477HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#248114HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#55434HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#4333HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#2746HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#2557HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#37210HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4308HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5166HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4148HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4338HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#4388HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#35011HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#3949HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#37610HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#34712HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#5345HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5006HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4297HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#5295HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4035HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3905HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4786HighVerified

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

Where Maximus is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Maximus, between 1998 and 2025. 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2016Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2014Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2018ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419982025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1998–202528#179 in 2016
Republic of Ireland2003–202522#347 in 2014
Northern Ireland2017–20245#255 in 2018
Scotland20241#478 in 2024

Its high point came 10 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2014) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Maximus

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1998–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 4 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #179 in England and Wales in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.