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.
Counts on this page can include pronunciation-equivalent spellings. See exactly how the data is grouped and calculated.
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.