boy's name
Massimo
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 7,847
the United States
#937
2025 births
Massimo is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 251 babies in the United States, ranking #937. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Massimo is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 289 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 13,209 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1963.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Massimo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 34 |
| 1970s | 165 |
| 1980s | 83 |
| 1990s | 231 |
| 2000s | 998 |
| 2010s | 1,175 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,340 |
How popular is Massimo?
In 2025, Massimo was given to 251 babies in the United States, ranking #937 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Massimo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Massimo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Massimo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Massimo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Massimo in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Albanian
- Maksim
- Azerbaijani
- Maksim
- Belarusian
- Maksim
- Bulgarian
- Maksim
- Dutch
- Maxim
- Estonian
- Maksim
- Finnish
- Maksim
- Moldovan
- Maxim
- Polish
- Maksym
- Russian
- Maksim
- Slovene
- Maksim
- Swedish
- Maksim
- Ukrainian
- Maksym
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Mossimo
Sibling names for Massimo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Massimo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Massimo
How popular is the name Massimo?
In 2025, Massimo was given to 251 babies in the United States, ranking #937 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Massimo a girl's or a boy's name?
Massimo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Massimo?
Massimo has 3 syllables.
When was Massimo most popular?
Massimo peaked in 2023, when 289 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Massimo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Massimo currently ranks #506 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.