Maximilian
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Maximilian is a Latin name meaning “greatest.” Actor Maximilian Schell bore the name, and a robot named Maximilian appears in the 1979 film The Black Hole. Maximilian is the menacing red robot serving the villainous Dr. Reinhardt in The Black Hole (1979). A brave namesake is Maximilian Kolbe, the Polish priest who gave his life at Auschwitz to save a father of two.
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Usage of Maximilian in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Maximilian against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Maximilian is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Maximilian in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 497 boys were named Maximilian, making it the #590 boys' name in the US. Since 1907, 18,940 boys have been named Maximilian, with the most (717) in 2016. It is most common, relative to births, in Connecticut, Illinois and Washington.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Maximilian in other languages
- Maks Polish, Slovenian
- Maksimilijan Croatian, Slovenian
- Max Dutch, Italian
- Максим Bulgarian, Russian
- Maksymilian Polish
- Massimiliano Italian
- Maximiliaan Dutch
- Maximiliano Spanish
- Maximilianus Latin
- Maximilien French
- Maximus Latin
- Miksa Hungarian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Maximilian
There are 3 towns and villages with Maximilian in their name, in 2 countries.
🇩🇪 Germany 2🇦🇹 Austria 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Maximilian | Upper Austria, 🇦🇹 Austria | 70 | Map |
| Kolonie Maximilian | North Rhine-Westphalia, 🇩🇪 Germany | – | Map |
| Maximilian | Bavaria, 🇩🇪 Germany | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Maximilian
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Maximilian.
Maximilian Beister
Maximilian Beyer
Maximilian Güll
Maximilian Mechler
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Fictional characters named Maximilian
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Maximilian as a pet name
FurryName has found 48 dogs named Maximilian in public pet registers, making it the #3,354 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (35), Toronto (2), Zurich (1). Maximilian as a dog name →
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