At a glance
- In short
- Maximiliano is the Spanish form of Maximilian, from Latin Maximus, meaning greatest.
- U.S. rank 2025
- #280 of boy names
- Babies in 2025
- 1,209 (0.066% of boys)
- Trend
- Steady #265 in 2020 to #280 in 2025
- Peak
- #251 in 2019
- First recorded
- 1917
Meaning of Maximiliano
Maximiliano is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximilian, which comes from the Latin Maximilianus, a Roman name derived from Maximus, meaning "greatest." In Spanish it is pronounced mahk-see-mee-LYAH-noh, and it is often shortened to Max or Maxi.
The name has been borne by several saints and by members of the Habsburg dynasty. In Mexico it is best known through Maximilian of Habsburg, who reigned as emperor from 1864 to 1867 and is remembered there as Maximiliano I.
In the United States, Maximiliano was rarely given before the 1990s. It jumped from 462nd place in 2010 to 290th in 2011. It reached its highest rank, 251st, in 2019, and stood at 280th in 2025, when 1,209 boys received the name.
How to pronounce Maximiliano
Spanish
- Pronounced mahk-see-mee-LYAH-noh /maksimiˈljano/
Popularity of Maximiliano in the U.S.
Maximiliano was the #280 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 1,209 babies. It peaked at #251 in 2019 and has been in the top 1,000 since 2000. It first appears in the records in 1917.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1917–2025 93 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,209 | 280 | ▲ 19 |
| 2024 | 1,128 | 299 | ▼ 8 |
| 2023 | 1,143 | 291 | ▼ 23 |
| 2022 | 1,278 | 268 | ▲ 24 |
| 2021 | 1,159 | 292 | ▼ 27 |
| 2020 | 1,290 | 265 | ▼ 14 |
| 2019 | 1,460 | 251 | ▲ 16 |
| 2018 | 1,332 | 267 | ▲ 28 |
| 2017 | 1,196 | 295 | ▼ 33 |
| 2016 | 1,387 | 262 | ▲ 40 |
| 2015 | 1,199 | 302 | ▲ 43 |
| 2014 | 961 | 345 | ▲ 9 |
| 2013 | 891 | 354 | ▼ 31 |
| 2012 | 977 | 323 | ▼ 33 |
| 2011 | 1,200 | 290 | ▲ 172 |
| 2010 | 570 | 462 | ▲ 3 |
| 2009 | 587 | 465 | ▲ 59 |
| 2008 | 515 | 524 | ▼ 22 |
| 2007 | 524 | 502 | ▲ 134 |
| 2006 | 369 | 636 | ▲ 3 |
| 2005 | 340 | 639 | ▼ 40 |
| 2004 | 359 | 599 | ▼ 11 |
| 2003 | 370 | 588 | ▼ 3 |
| 2002 | 365 | 585 | ▲ 149 |
| 2001 | 237 | 734 | ▲ 208 |
| 2000 | 161 | 942 | ▲ 107 |
| 1999 | 131 | 1,049 | ▲ 65 |
| 1998 | 115 | 1,114 | ▼ 114 |
| 1997 | 128 | 1,000 | ▼ 45 |
| 1996 | 135 | 955 | ▲ 126 |
| 1995 | 109 | 1,081 | ▼ 100 |
| 1994 | 127 | 981 | ▼ 72 |
| 1993 | 140 | 909 | ▲ 372 |
| 1992 | 78 | 1,281 | ▲ 371 |
| 1991 | 50 | 1,652 | ▼ 17 |
| 1990 | 50 | 1,635 | ▲ 131 |
| 1989 | 43 | 1,766 | ▲ 324 |
| 1988 | 30 | 2,090 | ▼ 406 |
| 1987 | 40 | 1,684 | ▲ 745 |
| 1986 | 22 | 2,429 | ▲ 169 |
| 1985 | 19 | 2,598 | ▼ 161 |
| 1984 | 20 | 2,437 | ▲ 634 |
| 1983 | 14 | 3,071 | ▲ 621 |
| 1982 | 11 | 3,692 | ▼ 1,926 |
| 1981 | 32 | 1,766 | ▲ 237 |
| 1980 | 27 | 2,003 | ▲ 154 |
| 1979 | 23 | 2,157 | ▼ 23 |
| 1978 | 22 | 2,134 | ▲ 422 |
| 1977 | 17 | 2,556 | ▲ 45 |
| 1976 | 16 | 2,601 | ▼ 313 |
| 1975 | 19 | 2,288 | ▲ 658 |
| 1974 | 12 | 2,946 | ▼ 635 |
| 1973 | 17 | 2,311 | ▲ 107 |
| 1972 | 15 | 2,418 | ▼ 556 |
| 1971 | 23 | 1,862 | ▲ 1,659 |
| 1970 | 8 | 3,521 | ▼ 1,304 |
| 1969 | 15 | 2,217 | ▲ 1,148 |
| 1968 | 7 | 3,365 | ▲ 194 |
| 1967 | 6 | 3,559 | ▼ 932 |
| 1966 | 10 | 2,627 | ▼ 10 |
| 1965 | 10 | 2,617 | ▲ 433 |
| 1964 | 8 | 3,050 | back (not recorded in 1963) |
| 1962 | 7 | 3,305 | ▲ 347 |
| 1961 | 6 | 3,652 | back (not recorded in 1959–1960) |
| 1958 | 5 | 3,944 | ▼ 687 |
| 1957 | 7 | 3,257 | back (not recorded in 1956) |
| 1955 | 9 | 2,764 | ▲ 412 |
| 1954 | 7 | 3,176 | ▼ 33 |
| 1953 | 7 | 3,143 | ▲ 591 |
| 1952 | 5 | 3,734 | back (not recorded in 1950–1951) |
| 1949 | 9 | 2,606 | back (not recorded in 1947–1948) |
| 1946 | 6 | 3,173 | ▲ 165 |
| 1945 | 5 | 3,338 | ▼ 476 |
| 1944 | 7 | 2,862 | ▼ 299 |
| 1943 | 9 | 2,563 | ▲ 997 |
| 1942 | 5 | 3,560 | ▼ 55 |
| 1941 | 5 | 3,505 | ▼ 375 |
| 1940 | 6 | 3,130 | ▼ 301 |
| 1939 | 7 | 2,829 | back (not recorded in 1938) |
| 1937 | 7 | 2,905 | back (not recorded in 1936) |
| 1935 | 8 | 2,719 | ▲ 558 |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,277 | ▼ 273 |
| 1933 | 7 | 3,004 | ▲ 772 |
| 1932 | 5 | 3,776 | ▼ 912 |
| 1931 | 8 | 2,864 | back (not recorded in 1930) |
| 1929 | 10 | 2,589 | ▲ 254 |
| 1928 | 9 | 2,843 | back (not recorded in 1927) |
| 1926 | 5 | 4,201 | ▼ 1,766 |
| 1925 | 12 | 2,435 | back (not recorded in 1924) |
| 1923 | 12 | 2,446 | ▲ 1,861 |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,307 | back (not recorded in 1921) |
| 1920 | 5 | 4,286 | back (not recorded in 1918–1919) |
| 1917 | 5 | 3,981 | new |
Maximiliano by state
Maximiliano ranks #123 in California (2025).
Rank by state 35 states
| State | Rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 123 | 327 |
| Arizona | 143 | 62 |
| Texas | 148 | 261 |
| New Mexico | 193 | 10 |
| Illinois | 230 | 51 |
| Nevada | 243 | 12 |
| Kansas | 246 | 15 |
| Colorado | 251 | 26 |
| Florida | 255 | 81 |
| Washington | 256 | 29 |
| Connecticut | 326 | 9 |
| Utah | 327 | 14 |
| Idaho | 332 | 7 |
| Iowa | 346 | 10 |
| Georgia | 357 | 33 |
| Oklahoma | 376 | 12 |
| North Carolina | 381 | 29 |
| Tennessee | 430 | 18 |
| Maryland | 437 | 11 |
| Oregon | 438 | 8 |
| Alabama | 450 | 11 |
| New Jersey | 452 | 17 |
| Massachusetts | 467 | 10 |
| New York | 481 | 34 |
| Arkansas | 489 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 501 | 9 |
| Indiana | 512 | 13 |
| Virginia | 525 | 14 |
| Missouri | 559 | 10 |
| Kentucky | 569 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 662 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | 678 | 6 |
| Michigan | 715 | 10 |
| Minnesota | 718 | 6 |
| Ohio | 1,267 | 5 |
| U.S. territories | ||
| Puerto Rico | 208 | 7 |
Notable people named Maximiliano
- Maximiliano Hernández Martínez was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as president of El Salvador from 1931 to 1944 and led the country during most of World War II.
- Ariel Maximiliano Richeze Araquistain is an Argentine professional cyclist who raced from 2006 to January 2023, won silver at the 2015 Pan American Games, and has brothers Roberto, Mauro, and Adrian who are also cyclists.
- Maximiliano Eduardo Meza is an Argentine professional footballer and winger for River Plate.
- Maximiliano Samuel Romero is an Argentine centre forward for O'Higgins on loan from Argentinos Juniors.
- Esteban Maximiliano Martínez (born 21 June 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
More people named Maximiliano 6 more
- Uruguayan footballer Maximiliano Amondarain plays center back for Peruvian club Cienciano.
- Maximiliano Hernan Paredes is an Argentine professional footballer who plays right back for Ituzaingo.
- Maximiliano Alexander Rodríguez Vejar, known as Maxi Rodríguez, is a Chilean professional footballer born 31 May 2000 who plays as a forward for Huachipato.
- Maximiliano Rodríguez (born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Talleres RdE.
- Maximiliano Nicolas Meza is an Argentine professional football midfielder.
- Maximiliano Rodrigo Pereira Cardozo was a Uruguayan professional footballer and defender.