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Maxime

Meaning: Greatest
Origin: French, Latin

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Meaning & origin

What does Maxime mean?

Maxime means “Greatest”.

Maxime is the French form of Maximus, a Roman name built from the Latin word for greatest. It has an established masculine history in French. That background is separate from any particular modern family's use of the name and from the way birth records in another country may classify it.

Max is a natural established shorter form in this family, also shared with other names beginning the same way. Italian Massimo and Latin Maximus provide useful comparisons when choosing between language forms. Maxime's final e is part of its French spelling, so English assumptions about that letter alone do not explain the name's traditional usage.

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Popularity & trends

How popular is Maxime?

United States · 2025

Explore how often Maxime is used and how its ranking has changed.

US boys rank: #4,810
Boys named Maxime: 21
Change in births: 19.2%

Maxime over time

United States · Boys

Yearly data & usage

Rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys. The summary highlights boys, the most common recorded usage in 2025. Use the chart’s usage selector to explore both categories.

Maxime: United States birth counts and ranks
Year	Usage	US rank	Births
2025	Boys	#4,810	21
2024	Boys	#4,154	26
2023	Boys	#3,769	30
2022	Boys	#4,645	22
2021	Boys	#3,969	27
2020	Boys	#3,987	26
2019	Boys	#3,132	38
2019	Girls	#17,158	5
2018	Boys	#3,955	27
2017	Boys	#3,170	37
2016	Boys	#3,578	31
2015	Boys	#3,062	38
2014	Boys	#3,195	35