How Many People Are Named Maximo?
An estimated 8,149 people in the United States have the first name Maximo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Maximo peaked in popularity in 2023 with 497 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maximo 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 Maximo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,149
About 1 in 42,061 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2023
497 births
Total Registered
8,712
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maximo
Maximo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,712 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Maximo as a male name
Ranked #595 in 2024
482 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (497 births)
Maximo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maximo span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,675 babies were registered. While Maximo is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maximo by Decade
How has Maximo 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.
Maximo by State
Birth registrations for Maximo span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Nebraska, Indiana, Louisiana. On average, about 224 Maximos were registered per state.
Maximo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maximo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maximo
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maximo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maximo?
We estimate approximately 8,149 people named Maximo 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 42,061 Americans share this first name.
Is Maximo a common name?
Maximo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,712 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maximo most popular?
Maximo reached peak popularity in 2023, when 497 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maximo is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maximo a male name?
Maximo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maximo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maximo Smith, Maximo Johnson, Maximo 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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