Maxime is a distinctive choice, ranked #1322 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Maxime in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1322
About the Name Maxime
Maxime is holding steady in the rankings at #1322. It reached its peak of #842 in 2001 and has maintained consistent levels since — the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Maxime 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 Maxime
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Maxime per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maxime in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maxime has held a stable position around #1322 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #842 in 2001 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Maxime 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 Maxime include: Maxime Lucu — Maxime Lucu is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles and the France national team.; Maxime Paul — Maxime Paul is a French yacht racer who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.; Maxime Plescia-Büchi — Maxime Plescia-Büchi, also known as Maxime Büchi or MxM, is a Swiss tattoo artist, graphic designer, and creative director..
Maxime does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Maximes in the wild.
20
UK babies named Maxime (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 8 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maxime
Likely around 1 other Maxime in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Maxime
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Maxime Plescia-Büchi, also known as Maxime Büchi or MxM, is a Swiss tattoo artist, graphic designer, and creative director. He is best known for tattooing Kanye West and Adam Lambert.
Maxime Pierre Raynaud is a French professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.
Maxime Jean Marcel Bossis is a French retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Bossis spent most of his career playing for Nantes, a club he helped win three Ligue 1 titles and one Coupe de France.
Maxime Bernier is a Canadian politician who is the founder and leader of the People's Party of Canada (PPC). Formerly a member of the Conservative Party, Bernier left the caucus in 2018 to form the PPC.
Maxime Gremetz was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Somme's 1st constituency, and is a member of the French Communist Party and Gauche démocrate et républicaine.
Max Kaltenmark was a French sinologist, of Austrian origin. Between 1949 and 1953, he was director of the "Centre d'études sinologiques de Pékin" of the École française d'Extrême-Orient.
Maxime Weygand was a French military commander in World War I and World War II, as well as a high ranking member of the Vichy regime. Born in Belgium, Weygand was raised in France and educated at the Saint-Cyr military academy in Paris.
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