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Max

Boy Latin #2456 in 2023

Max is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Max

diminutive of Maximilian in the 19th century, later also used as a nickname for Maxwell.

Popularity of Max

Popularity, 1880–2023

2,274 births in 2023

1880 2023

163,293 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2009

3,969 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Who is like God? A rhetorical name honoring the archangel

Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

One of the twelve Apostles

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.