How Many People Are Named Maximilien?
An estimated 358 people in the United States have the first name Maximilien. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Maximilien peaked in popularity in 1998 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maximilien as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maximilien paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
358
About 1 in 957,414 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
1998
16 births
Total Registered
363
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maximilien
Maximilien is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 363 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Maximilien as a male name
Ranked #10,399 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1998 (16 births)
Maximilien: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maximilien span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 128 babies were registered. While Maximilien is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maximilien by Decade
How has Maximilien tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maximilien by State
Maximilien + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maximilien as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maximilien: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maximilien?
We estimate approximately 358 people named Maximilien are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 957,414 Americans share this first name.
Is Maximilien a common name?
Maximilien is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 363 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maximilien most popular?
Maximilien reached peak popularity in 1998, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maximilien is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maximilien a male name?
Maximilien is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maximilien Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maximilien Smith, Maximilien Johnson, Maximilien Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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