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Maxx: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“greatest”
Origin
Latin
Say it
maks · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (97% of all uses)

Modern spelling variant of Max, short for Maximilian, Maxwell, or other Max- names. The base element ultimately comes from Latin maximus 'greatest'.

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How popular is Maxx?

202431.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Maxx in 2024102

2024 rank#1,712 boys

Peak year2010

Total US babies since 18804,087

Maxx is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.

Names like Maxx

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Maxgreatest · Latin
  • Lucasfrom Lucania · Latin
  • Leolion · Latin
  • Julianyouthful, downy-bearded · Latin
  • Anthonyof the Antonius family · Latin
  • RomanRoman, from Rome · Latin
  • Bennettblessed · Latin
  • Adrianfrom Hadria · Latin

Maxx questions

What does the name Maxx mean?

Maxx means "greatest". It comes from Latin. Modern spelling variant of Max, short for Maximilian, Maxwell, or other Max- names. The base element ultimately comes from Latin maximus 'greatest'.

Is Maxx a boy or girl name?

Maxx is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Maxx?

102 US babies were named Maxx in 2024. Its peak year was 2010.

How do you pronounce Maxx?

Maxx is usually pronounced maks.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.