Latin origin
Source-reportedFrom Latin Maximilianus.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: MaximilienCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: MaximilienCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Latin roots
/mak.si.mi.ljɛ̃/ · French
01 / Meaning & origin
Maximilien is a masculine given name documented in French, Spanish, Polish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Maximilianus.
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From Latin Maximilianus.
Du latin Maximinianus avec dissimilation des deux \n\; lui-même de Maximinus (« Maximin »).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 8 boys (rank 8910).
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03 / By the numbers
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1900–2025 Spelling: MAXIMILIEN
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Source: Insee · Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
« VALEUR : fréquence arrondie au multiple de 5 le plus proche ». « La mise en place de cet arrondi, à partir de la diffusion de juillet 2025, est motivée par la variabilité de quelques unités d'une année à l'autre des fréquences et par la mise en œuvre des obligations relatives au secret statistique. » « En raison des arrondis, la somme des effectifs départementaux peut différer des effectifs régionaux ou nationaux. » Every observation is therefore valueStatus=rounded (verified: 0 rows with a count that is not a multiple of 5).
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 65 | 175 | rounded |
| 1901 | 65 | 177 | rounded |
| 1902 | 65 | 179 | rounded |
| 1903 | 75 | 173 | rounded |
| 1904 | 80 | 170 | rounded |
| 1905 | 60 | 190 | rounded |
| 1906 | 55 | 201 | rounded |
| 1907 | 60 | 200 | rounded |
| 1908 | 65 | 193 | rounded |
| 1909 | 70 | 190 | rounded |
| 1910 | 50 | 215 | rounded |
| 1911 | 45 | 222 | rounded |
| 1912 | 55 | 207 | rounded |
| 1913 | 70 | 188 | rounded |
| 1914 | 60 | 194 | rounded |
| 1915 | 45 | 191 | rounded |
| 1916 | 25 | 234 | rounded |
| 1917 | 40 | 189 | rounded |
| 1918 | 30 | 220 | rounded |
| 1919 | 50 | 179 | rounded |
| 1920 | 45 | 217 | rounded |
| 1921 | 35 | 242 | rounded |
| 1922 | 45 | 220 | rounded |
| 1923 | 50 | 215 | rounded |
| 1924 | 45 | 225 | rounded |
| 1925 | 55 | 214 | rounded |
| 1926 | 45 | 227 | rounded |
| 1927 | 40 | 241 | rounded |
| 1928 | 45 | 223 | rounded |
| 1929 | 35 | 239 | rounded |
| 1930 | 30 | 273 | rounded |
| 1931 | 30 | 273 | rounded |
| 1932 | 30 | 266 | rounded |
| 1933 | 25 | 283 | rounded |
| 1934 | 30 | 259 | rounded |
| 1935 | 30 | 244 | rounded |
| 1936 | 25 | 260 | rounded |
| 1937 | 30 | 249 | rounded |
| 1938 | 15 | 333 | rounded |
| 1939 | 10 | 391 | rounded |
| 1940 | 15 | 301 | rounded |
| 1941 | 15 | 301 | rounded |
| 1942 | 15 | 335 | rounded |
| 1943 | 20 | 269 | rounded |
| 1944 | 15 | 330 | rounded |
| 1945 | 15 | 337 | rounded |
| 1946 | 10 | 468 | rounded |
| 1947 | 20 | 339 | rounded |
| 1948 | 15 | 389 | rounded |
| 1949 | 15 | 427 | rounded |
| 1950 | 25 | 327 | rounded |
| 1951 | 25 | 316 | rounded |
| 1952 | 20 | 351 | rounded |
| 1953 | 10 | 498 | rounded |
| 1954 | 20 | 363 | rounded |
| 1955 | 20 | 387 | rounded |
| 1956 | 10 | 589 | rounded |
| 1957 | 5 | 755 | rounded |
| 1958 | 15 | 521 | rounded |
| 1959 | 20 | 441 | rounded |
| 1960 | 15 | 541 | rounded |
| 1961 | 10 | 757 | rounded |
| 1962 | 10 | 861 | rounded |
| 1963 | 10 | 729 | rounded |
| 1964 | 15 | 663 | rounded |
| 1965 | 20 | 529 | rounded |
| 1966 | 20 | 539 | rounded |
| 1967 | 10 | 776 | rounded |
| 1968 | 15 | 637 | rounded |
| 1969 | 10 | 888 | rounded |
| 1970 | 15 | 643 | rounded |
| 1971 | 25 | 544 | rounded |
| 1972 | 35 | 500 | rounded |
| 1973 | 35 | 474 | rounded |
| 1974 | 30 | 518 | rounded |
| 1975 | 40 | 446 | rounded |
| 1976 | 60 | 361 | rounded |
| 1977 | 70 | 348 | rounded |
| 1978 | 75 | 331 | rounded |
| 1979 | 95 | 307 | rounded |
| 1980 | 150 | 251 | rounded |
| 1981 | 140 | 270 | rounded |
| 1982 | 155 | 256 | rounded |
| 1983 | 175 | 231 | rounded |
| 1984 | 180 | 233 | rounded |
| 1985 | 210 | 221 | rounded |
| 1986 | 250 | 201 | rounded |
| 1987 | 285 | 186 | rounded |
| 1988 | 305 | 178 | rounded |
| 1989 | 405 | 156 | rounded |
| 1990 | 345 | 171 | rounded |
| 1991 | 330 | 175 | rounded |
| 1992 | 335 | 173 | rounded |
| 1993 | 300 | 182 | rounded |
| 1994 | 280 | 186 | rounded |
| 1995 | 305 | 173 | rounded |
| 1996 | 315 | 180 | rounded |
| 1997 | 270 | 195 | rounded |
| 1998 | 245 | 220 | rounded |
| 1999 | 295 | 198 | rounded |
| 2000 | 305 | 203 | rounded |
| 2001 | 315 | 199 | rounded |
| 2002 | 280 | 224 | rounded |
| 2003 | 275 | 230 | rounded |
| 2004 | 235 | 255 | rounded |
| 2005 | 185 | 327 | rounded |
| 2006 | 215 | 300 | rounded |
| 2007 | 195 | 315 | rounded |
| 2008 | 190 | 339 | rounded |
| 2009 | 150 | 397 | rounded |
| 2010 | 140 | 426 | rounded |
| 2011 | 170 | 377 | rounded |
| 2012 | 150 | 411 | rounded |
| 2013 | 140 | 429 | rounded |
| 2014 | 175 | 362 | rounded |
| 2015 | 155 | 389 | rounded |
| 2016 | 115 | 477 | rounded |
| 2017 | 135 | 428 | rounded |
| 2018 | 125 | 446 | rounded |
| 2019 | 105 | 493 | rounded |
| 2020 | 105 | 478 | rounded |
| 2021 | 90 | 556 | rounded |
| 2022 | 75 | 642 | rounded |
| 2023 | 95 | 497 | rounded |
| 2024 | 85 | 545 | rounded |
| 2025 | 80 | 539 | rounded |
Statistics count the spelling “MAXIMILIEN” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2026-07-16 · Retrieved 2026-10-14 · LO-2.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Maximilien— “greatest Æmilianus”
Maximilien, _m._ _Fr._ Lat. greatest Æmilianus, 166
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
French duke (1560-1641)
French painter (1858-1941)
French commander of the Napoleonic Wars and politician (1770-1832)
French military leader, statesman and writer (1775-1825)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.