Maksym is a distinctive choice, ranked #1466 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Maksym in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1466
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About the Name Maksym
Maksym has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #1595. The name has climbed 1087 places in the last five years โ a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2003.
Maksym is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Maksym in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Maksym
Maksym Kozytskyi โ Maksym Zinoviyovych Kozytskyi is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, politician, and Governor of Lviv Regional State Administration as of 5 February 2020.
Maksym Butkevych โ Maksym Oleksandrovych Butkevych is a Ukrainian human rights activist, journalist and member of the Ukrainian military.
Maksym Startsev โ Maksym Oleksandrovych Startsev is a Ukrainian former football player and coach.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maksym
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Maksym per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maksym in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maksym is at its highest recorded position โ #1,466 in 2025, with 18 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,682.
Maksym 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 Maksym include: Maksym Kozytskyi, Maksym Butkevych and Maksym Startsev. Short summaries for each appear below.
Maksym does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Maksyms in the wild.
18
UK babies named Maksym (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 1216 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maksym
Almost certainly the only Maksym in the class
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UK Popularity (2003–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Maksym
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Maksym Borysovych Zhorin (Ukrainian: ะะฐะบัะธะผ ะะพัะธัะพะฒะธั ะะพััะฝ) is a Ukrainian soldier and politician who is currently serving as the deputy commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade.
Maksym Mykhaylovych Bahachanskyi is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Ukrainian Premier League club Metalist Kharkiv.