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Max name meaning

First Name
155k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
3k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Max mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Max

User Submitted Origins

English
62%
American
28%
Latin
4%
German
3%
African
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from New York, U.S. says the name Max is of English origin and means "The best, Top quality, Greatest, Strong".
  2. According to 7 people from all over the world, the name Max is of English origin and means "Greatest".
  3. According to a user from Finland, the name Max is of Finnish origin and means "The greatest, legendary".
  4. According to 2 people from Pennsylvania, U.S., the name Max is of English origin and means "Loyal".
  5. 2 submissions from Australia agree the name Max means "Legend" and is of English origin.
  6. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Max means "Brave and strong" and is of English origin.
  7. According to a user from Tennessee, U.S., the name Max is of American origin and means "great spring".
  8. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Max is of Japanese origin and means "Faithful".
  9. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Max means "Max was derived from Maximilian, a Latin name that originated from the Roman family name Maximus".
  10. According to a user from Illinois, U.S., the name Max means "Most".
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Wiktionary

Borrowed from the German diminutive of Maximilian in the 19th century, later also used as a nickname for Maxwell.

  1. A male given name from Latin.

Max was also found in the following language(s): Danish, French, German, Hungarian, and Swedish

Notable Persons Named Max

Notable Persons Named Max

Max Weber

Max Weber was a scientist in the fields of max weber, sociology, and chinese philosophy. Max was given the name Karl Emil Maximilian Weber on April 21st, 1864. He left this life on June 14th, 1920.

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Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1949 to present. Max was given the name Carl Adolf von Sydow on April 10th, 1929 in Lund.

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Max Holloway

Max was born on December 4th, 1991 in Waianae, Hawaii.

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Max Martin

Max Martin is a pop music, dance-pop, pop rock, electropop, contemporary r&b, and europop musician. His most notable accomplishments were from 1985 to present. Max was given the name Martin Karl Sandberg on February 26th, 1971 in Stockholm.

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Max Verstappen

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Max Minghella

Max Minghella is an actor. He was most prominent from 1999 to present. Max was given the name Max Giorgio Choa Minghella by his parent Anthony Minghella on September 16th, 1985 in Hampstead, London, England.

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  • Max Planck
    Scientist
  • Max Greenfield
    Actor
  • Max Irons
    Actor
  • Max Landis
    Screenwriter
  • Max Kellerman
  • Max Brooks
    Writer
  • Max Thieriot
  • Max Baer
    Boxer
  • Max Martini
    Actor
  • Max Richter
    Musician
  • Max Riemelt
    Actor
  • Max Schmeling
    Boxer
  • Max Levchin
    Ceo of Affirm
  • Max Clifford
    Criminal

Notable Persons With the Last Name Max

Notable Persons With the Last Name Max

Tucker Max

Tucker was born on September 27th, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

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Sam & Max

Sam & Max is a comics character.

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Peter Max

Peter Max is an artist in the fields of painting and pop art. Peter was given the name Peter Max Finkelstein on October 19th, 1937 in Berlin.

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Prince Max

Prince Max is royalty. He holds the title Prince of Bavaria and Duke in Bavaria. Prince was born as the child of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, and Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan on January 21st, 1937 in Munich.

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Kevin Max

Kevin Max is a christian rock and alternative rock musician. His most notable accomplishments were from 1988 to present. Kevin was given the name Kevin Max Smith on August 17th, 1967.

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Philipp Max

Philipp Max is a soccer player for the FC Augsburg, TSV 1860 München, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04 II, FC Schalke 04, and Karlsruher SC. Philipp was born on September 30th, 1993 in Viersen.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Max U.S.
  White 78.98% 64.26%
  African American 5.74% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 3.65% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2.82% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 1.95% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 6.86% 16.26%

Of Last Name Max

People with the last name Max are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Max

  • What name lists does Max rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Max? Max is the 478th most popular name of all time. As a last name Max was the 11,388th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Max have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 154,532 babies born with the first name Max in the United States. That's more than enough people named Max to occupy the country of Cura with an estimated population of 149,679 (as of March 26, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Max? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 52 new born babies.
  • When was Max first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Max is Monday, January 13th, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Max born? The highest recorded use of the first name Max was in 2009 with a total of 3,956 babies. That's a lot of babies named Max!
  • Random Max Factoid: According to the 1931 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Max ranks 77th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Kansas. Imagine that, 48 babies in Kansas have the same name in 1931.
  • Weird things about the name Max: The name spelled backwards is Xam. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Xma. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Max? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 2,769 people with the last name Max.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Max? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Max as their last name since less than 1 person in 106k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
  • Max name meaning

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