How Many People Are Named Maximus Jones?
There are approximately 153 people named Maximus Jones living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,240,224 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Maximus with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Jones. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
153
1 in 2,240,224 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Maximus: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Maximus. The peak year was 2014 with 2,137 births. The average person named Maximus today is 13 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Maximus
In the 2020 Census, the first name Maximus was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (53.48%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (30.04%) and Two or More Races (7.81%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Maximus in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Maximus rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Jones Surname
The surname Jones was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Jones in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Maximus" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Jones" appears at a rate of 462.78 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Maximus are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 153 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Maximus Jones: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Maximus Jones?
We estimate approximately 153 people named Maximus Jones are alive in the United States today. The first name Maximus is shared by 33,135 Americans, and the surname Jones is shared by 1,586,209.
How rare is the name Maximus Jones?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,240,224 Americans. The first name Maximus is uncommon and the surname Jones is very common.
Is Maximus a male or female name?
Maximus is predominantly male, with 99.9% of bearers being male and 0.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 2014 and the average bearer today is 13 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Maximus?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Maximus was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (53.48%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (30.04%) and Two or More Races (7.81%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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