Name profile

Maksim

A name meaning "maxim".

PronunciationRussian /mɐk.ˈsʲim/; Belarusian /mak.ˈsʲim/; Macedonian /ˈmak.sim/
Usage languagesBelarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian
US rank (2025)#2,451

Meaning and history

Russian, Belarusian, and Macedonian form of Maximus, and an alternate transcription of Ukrainian Максим (see Maksym).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 61 births, rank #2,126
2007: 107 births, rank #1,488
2008: 134 births, rank #1,294
2009: 160 births, rank #1,143
2010: 178 births, rank #1,082
20112011: 204 births, rank #967
2012: 161 births, rank #1,135
2013: 153 births, rank #1,174
2014: 131 births, rank #1,329
2015: 158 births, rank #1,174
20162016: 144 births, rank #1,266
2017: 139 births, rank #1,300
2018: 125 births, rank #1,401
2019: 101 births, rank #1,624
2020: 80 births, rank #1,849
20212021: 85 births, rank #1,823
2022: 83 births, rank #1,892
2023: 76 births, rank #1,999
2024: 82 births, rank #1,921
20252025: 55 births, rank #2,451

In 2025, 55 babies were recorded with the name Maksim, ranking #2,451 among boys.