Name meaning & stats
Maksym
Maksym means “greatest” (Latin origin). 540 US babies since 1940, peak 2014. Notable Maksyms are 2.5× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“greatest”
LatinSpelling of Maxim
Maxim around the world
- Максим · Russian
- Максим · Ukrainian
- ماكسيم · Arabic
- מקסים · Hebrew
- マクシム · Japanese
- 马克西姆 · Chinese
- 막심 · Korean
- Maxime · Dutch
- Maksym · Polish
- Màxim · Catalan
Famous Maxims
- Maxim De Cuyper · Belgian association football player (born 2000)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2014
540 US babies were named Maksym between 1940 and 2025.
Maksym around the world
- England & Wales: 179 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 1,466 in 2025
- France: 40 babies since 1900, peak 2023, No. 2,933 in 2025
- Ireland: 23 babies since 1964, peak 2023
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Maksyms end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 2.5× | High · 39 people |
| Politician | 0.7× | Low · 7 people |
| Entrepreneur | 1.9× | Low · 6 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 5 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Maksyms show up 2.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 21 Maxims spell it Maksym
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2014)