The baby name Maks is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /maks/ (rhymes with 'tax').
Maks is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Maks is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /maks/ (rhymes with 'tax').
Maks is Slavic in Origin.
Maks is a compact Slavic variant and diminutive of names derived from Latin Maximus, especially Russian/Belarusian Maksim, Ukrainian Maksym, and Polish Maksymilian. Used independently in modern records across Poland, Ukraine, Russia, and parts of the Baltic region, it carries the classical meaning “greatest,” from Latin maximus (the superlative of magnus, “great”). The crisp K spelling distinguishes it from the pan-European Max while retaining the same etymology.
Usage reflects both classical prestige and religious currents: Maximus was a Roman cognomen borne by officials and early saints; devotion to St. Maximus the Confessor and the popularity of St. Maximilian Kolbe bolstered Slavic and Polish forms. In Russian culture the name gained secular visibility through figures like writer Maxim Gorky. Common variants include Maksim/Maxim, Maksym, Max, Maxime (French), Massimo (Italian), Maximilian, and Polish Maksymilian; feminine counterparts are Maxine and Maxima. Despite spelling differences, the core sense of eminence endures.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2017 | #1 | — | 743 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #28 | 9 | 614 |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #49 | 807 | 6,578 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #52 | 3,261 | 12,621 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #74 | 8 | 756 |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #76 | 5 | 1,612 | |
| KZ | 0 | #78 | 13 | 1,452 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #98 | 939 | 6,459 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #104 | 22 | 2,087 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 1,400 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #135 | 16 | 2,166 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 2,277 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #159 | 51 | 3,402 |
| RU | 0 | #162 | 28 | 3,641 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #180 | 2 | 2,081 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,578 |
| PL | 0 | #191 | 22 | 2,600 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #198 | 66 | 3,997 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #264 | 35 | 5,122 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #291 | 14 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #303 | 18 | 5,862 |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #309 | 7 | 2,600 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #313 | 13 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #360 | 5 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #374 | 8 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #428 | 15 | 2,180 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #435 | 11 | 10,523 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #437 | 62 | 11,913 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #490 | 59 | 10,655 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #525 | 83 | 10,983 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #528 | 25 | 10,162 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #597 | 9 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #659 | 24 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #738 | 14 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #857 | 30 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #857 | 9 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #883 | 10 | 7,044 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #899 | 53 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #900 | 31 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #904 | 49 | 5,697 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 13 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,107 | 22 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,151 | 61 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,155 | 22 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,159 | 20 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,327 | 145 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,589 | 26 | 28,008 |
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