Maksim is a distinctive choice, ranked #1675 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Maksim in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1675
About the Name Maksim
Maksim is steadily gaining in popularity, up 48 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #637 in 2013, and it currently sits at #1675. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2001.
Maksim is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maksim
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Maksim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maksim in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maksim is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 48 places over the last five years to #1675 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Maksim is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Maksim include: Maksim Sidorov (shot putter) — Maksim Viktorovich Sidorov is a Russian shot putter.; Maksim Surayev — Maksim Viktorovich Surayev is a Russian politician and retired cosmonaut.; Maksim Mrvica — Maksim Mrvica is a Croatian pianist..
Maksim does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Maksims in the wild.
15
UK babies named Maksim (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 48 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maksim
Likely around 1 other Maksim in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Maksim Viktorovich Surayev is a Russian politician and retired cosmonaut. Surayev was a backup crew member for ISS Expeditions 17 and 19 from 2006 to 2009.
Maksim Viktorovich Yakubets (Russian: Максим Викторович Якубец) is a Ukrainian-born Russian computer expert and alleged computer hacker. He is alleged to have been a member of the Evil Corp, Jabber Zeus Crew, as well as the alleged leader of the Bugat malware conspiracy.
Maksim Adamavich Bahdanovich (Belarusian: Максім Адамавіч Багдановіч, IPA: [makˈsʲim aˈdamavʲid͡ʐ baɣdaˈnɔvʲit͡ɕ]; Russian: Максим Адамович Богданович, romanized: Maksim Adamovich Bogdanovich; 9 December 1891 – 25 May 1917) was a Belarusian poet, journalist, translator, literary critic and historian of literature. He is considered one of the founders of the modern Belarusian literature.
Maksim Ivanovich Samorodov is a Kazakh footballer who plays as a right winger for Russian club Akhmat Grozny and the Kazakhstan national team. He can also play as centre-forward or left winger.
Maksim Vladimirovich Ponomaryov, captain of Russian Air Force, and was a Russian cosmonaut, selected in 2006, who retired in 2012 after no missions to space.