Max
Max is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #48 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
Latin — Greatest
About the Name Max
Max ranked #48 in 2025, down from its peak of #18 in 2012 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 30 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
In terms of origin, Max is rooted in Latin, where it means "Greatest". Names with strong etymological stories tend to age well — they carry weight beyond fashion cycles.
Max is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Max on the register.
In the US it sits at #175 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Max
- Max Le Verrier — Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier, known more commonly as Max Le Verrier, also known by the pseudonym Artus, was a French sculptor.
- Max Ehrmann — Max Ehrmann was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata" (Latin: "things desired").
- Max Muncy — Maxwell Steven Muncy is an American professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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 Max
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Max
Almost certainly the only Max in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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