Maksym is a distinctive choice, ranked #1595 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Maksym in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1595
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maksym
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Maksym per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maksym in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maksym is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1087 places over the last five years to #1595 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 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..
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.
16
UK babies named Maksym (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 1087 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
Likely around 1 other Maksym in the class
UK Popularity (2003–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Maksym Oleksandrovych Startsev is a Ukrainian former football player and coach. A goalkeeper, he played for Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Tavriya Simferopol, and Metalurh Zaporizhya in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Maksym Arkadiyovych Buzhanskyi is a Ukrainian politician and blogger. He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
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. Zhorin served as the commander of the Azov Brigade between 2016 and 2017 and is a major in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Maksym Oleksandrovych Kryvtsov was a Ukrainian poet, photographer, public figure, volunteer and soldier. He was a Junior sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Maksym Mykhaylovych Bahachanskyi is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Ukrainian Premier League club Metalist Kharkiv.