Boy name#1,368 of boy names
Maximillian
Pronounced M AE1 K S AH0 M IH1 L IY1 AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 5 syllables
- Peaked 1999
- 111 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Maximillian?
Maximillian is a boys' name, and first appears in 1914. It has been given to 6,138 children — the 1,368th most common boys' name on record.
It is falling away, down 53% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1999, when 258 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Maxamillian and Maxamilian — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Maximillian and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Maxamillian
- Maxamilian
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 5 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AE1 K S AH0 M IH1 L IY1 AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10110
- Syllables:
- 5
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Maximillian
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Maximillian?
- Maximillian ranks 1,368th among boys' names in US records, with 6,138 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 798.
- Is Maximillian a unisex name?
- No. Maximillian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Maximillian most popular?
- 1999, when 258 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Maximillian spelled?
- Maxamillian, Maxamilian. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.