girl's name
Maxima
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 301
Maxima is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Maxima is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2018, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Maxima over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 17 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 79 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 68 |
How popular is Maxima?
In 2025, Maxima was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Maxima 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 Maxima
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maxima also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maxima over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maxima
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maxima — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maxima
How popular is the name Maxima?
In 2025, Maxima was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maxima a girl's or a boy's name?
Maxima is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Maxima?
Maxima has 3 syllables.
When was Maxima most popular?
Maxima peaked in 2018, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Maxima a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maxima currently ranks #7,561 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.