Maximilien comes from the French tradition, meaning Greatest, and most admired ruler..
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How popular is Maximilien?
1998peak year
Maximilien 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 #7463), with about 12 babies named Maximilien each year. In 1998, 16 babies received the name (ranked #4328). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 363.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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