Masculine dossier · first seen 1907
Maximilian
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2016
Peak era
2016
Peak births
717
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Maximilian
How many people are named Maximilian?
An estimated 18,516 living Americans are named Maximilian.
How rare is Maximilian?
Maximilian is uncommon among babies today, with 497 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 30.7% from its 2016 peak.
How old is the typical Maximilian?
The median age of a living American named Maximilian is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 25 years old.
Is Maximilian still popular?
Not especially. Maximilian has been declining since its 2016 peak and registered 497 births in 2025.
Where is Maximilian most common?
Maximilian has its strongest geographic signal in Connecticut, where it appears 2.5× more often than the national baseline.
1907Peak 20162025
Peak year
2016
Decline from peak
30.7%
2025
497
All-time
18,940
Where it lives now
Maximilian is most concentrated in Illinois — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Maximilian is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.