Maximos is a distinctive choice, ranked #1517 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Maximos in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1517
About the Name Maximos
Maximos is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 206 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1218 in 2021 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2009.
Maximos 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 Maximos
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Maximos per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maximos in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maximos is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 206 places over the last five years to #1517 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Maximos 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.
Maximos 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 Maximoss in the wild.
17
UK babies named Maximos (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 206 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maximos
Likely around 1 other Maximos in the class
UK Popularity (2009–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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