Max

Rank 156th Boy Name

In 2022, the name Max was 156th most popular baby name for boys and 281st most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 2,431 babies were named Max in the United States. The gender distribution for "Max" is 97.9% male and 2.1% female.

In 2022, 1 out of every 1,383 babies in the United States were named Max. In a classroom of 30 students, there is approximately a 2.1% chance that another student would have the same name. Today, the average age of someone named Max is around 21 to 27 years old.

The name "Max" is well know, but not overly common.

Nicknames for Max include Maxie and Maxy.

Max Meaning & Origin

Max is a popular name of Latin origin, typically short for Maximilian or Maxwell, which means "greatest" or "very great."

The name Max is described as assertive, adventurous and charismatic.

Pronunciation

Max is pronounced maks in English. The name Max has 3 letters and 1 or 3 syllables, depending on pronunciation.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

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Fun Facts about Max

The youngest person to ever write, produce, and perform a #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart is named Max - Max Martin.

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Gender Distribution

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Micah Messiah Maggie Maisie Moshe Mack Makai Macie Mac Maci Macy Musa Mccoy Maisy Mekhi Mazie Mike Mika Maizie Mazi Mikah Makoa Mecca Misha Micaiah

Top names staring with "M"

Mia Mateo Michael Mason Maverick Matthew Mila Miles Madison Maya Micah Madelyn Myles Milo Maria Madeline Maeve Melody Malachi Maxwell Maddox Millie Margaret Melanie Mackenzie All names starting with "M"

Data Source

Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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