The baby name Maxime is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /mak.sim/ (mahk-SEEM); English: /ˈmæksɪm/ (MAX-im).
Maxime is French in Origin.
The baby name Maxime is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /mak.sim/ (mahk-SEEM); English: /ˈmæksɪm/ (MAX-im).
Maxime is French in Origin.
Maxime is the French form of the Latin name Maximus, from maximus, the superlative of magnus, meaning “great,” hence “the greatest.” Used in medieval Francophone regions through veneration of several saints named Maximus, it reemerged in the 19th century and surged in popularity in France during the 1980s–2000s. Today it remains familiar in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Quebec. In French, maxime also means “aphorism” or “moral saying,” a cultural echo that lends the name an intellectual sheen.
Related forms include Maxim (English, German, international), Maximus (Latin/English), Massimo (Italian), Máximo (Spanish/Portuguese), Maximilian (wider Germanic/Latin tradition), and the Slavic Maksim/Maksym. Feminine counterparts are Maxine (English) and Máxima/Maxima; Maxime itself is mainly masculine but occasionally unisex in Francophone Canada. Common short form: Max. The name conveys strength, ambition, and excellence while retaining a polished, modern French sound.
| Maxime Weygand Maxime Weygand was a French military commander best known for his roles in World War I, World War II, and later as a senior figure in the Vichy regime. Born in Belgium in 1867, he was raised in France and trained at the Saint-Cyr military academy in Paris. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2016 | #1 | — | 760 |
| Germany | Boys | 2016 | #1 | — | 431 |
| BF | 0 | #10 | 1 | 188 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #23 | 4 | 439 |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #33 | 2 | 903 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #46 | 10 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #49 | 18 | 2,830 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #62 | 960 | 2,865 |
| JP | 0 | #75 | 3 | 4,057 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #84 | 3 | 3,857 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #101 | 37 | 1,769 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #122 | 67 | 401 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #127 | 97 | 4,970 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #133 | 3 | 1,786 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #154 | 887 | 12,054 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| Belgium | Girls | 2022 | #172 | 20 | 404 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #179 | 4 | 1,509 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,666 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| PL | 0 | #210 | 3 | 2,600 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #244 | 42 | 2,795 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #256 | 51 | 2,588 |
| SG | 0 | #259 | 11 | 11,010 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #286 | 12 | 7,909 |
| NL | 0 | #292 | 100 | 2,481 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #327 | 1,030 | 5,933 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #329 | 29 | 8,477 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #351 | 55 | 3,185 |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #358 | 10 | 7,951 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| Spain | 0 | #436 | 17 | 2,326 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #483 | 58 | 11,671 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #490 | 16 | 12,621 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #503 | 8 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #515 | 13 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #535 | 14 | 10,655 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #569 | 39 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #633 | 33 | 13,390 |
| LB | 0 | #645 | 14 | 13,263 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #646 | 37 | 3,552 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #665 | 33 | 17,960 |
| IT | 0 | #691 | 24 | 4,183 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #697 | 11 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #798 | 41 | 4,949 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #801 | 29 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #845 | 107 | 5,873 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #867 | 26 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #869 | 62 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #869 | 13 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #879 | 74 | 5,697 |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #908 | 5 | 8,965 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,050 | 79 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,073 | 20 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,098 | 79 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,122 | 20 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,154 | 25 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,292 | 180 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Maxime is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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