Maxime comes from the Latin / French tradition, meaning The greatest, most excellent.
◆
How popular is Maxime?
2001peak year
Maxime has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3739), with about 31 babies named Maxime each year. In 2001, 40 babies received the name (ranked #2461). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,132.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Every name has a homeland. Discover strong boy names rooted in cultures from around the world — each with full meanings, origin stories and pronunciation.