Max Forename

1,655th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 599,876 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Central African Republic

Max Forename User-submission:

The name Max comes from the shortening of the name Maximus, which derives from Latin, specifically Ancient Rome, meaning 'great' or 'large'.

Max Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
119,2151:3,041521
Germany
100%
91,5671:1,056240
Brazil
100%
41,0251:5,222701
Central African Republic-31,1281:14531
Switzerland
100%
24,7931:33169
France
100%
23,2011:2,865321
Australia-15,6091:875194
England
100%
15,4481:3,599460
Canada
100%
11,9411:2,775523
Netherlands
100%
11,6651:1,449303
Papua New Guinea
98%
 
10,4181:78387
Madagascar
100%
9,9761:2,369561
Sweden
100%
9,4301:1,045180
Peru
100%
8,6211:3,688602
Indonesia
100%
8,4361:30,5794,115
Austria
100%
7,9261:1,074201
Poland
99%
 
6,8331:5,565325
Uganda
89%
 
6,5411:6,262727
Italy
100%
6,0681:10,063631
Sierra Leone-6,0111:1,179248
Haiti
100%
5,9121:1,814289
Mozambique-5,2801:5,160978
New Zealand-5,2271:868202
Egypt
100%
5,0531:18,1871,437
Philippines
99%
 
4,9421:21,4512,165
DR Congo
99%
 
4,8891:15,1011,353
Saudi Arabia-4,8371:6,370992
Bolivia
100%
4,4991:2,356488
Spain
100%
4,3741:10,638790
Ghana
100%
4,1581:6,490736
Cameroon
100%
3,7681:5,735843
Chile
100%
3,6611:4,809498
Bangladesh-3,5741:44,6173,971
Mexico
99%
 
3,4331:36,1621,621
Denmark-3,3151:1,704295
Guatemala
99%
 
2,8921:5,570651
South Africa
98%
 
2,8571:19,0872,695
Thailand
100%
2,5501:27,4773,504
Sri Lanka-2,4321:8,5521,329
Israel
97%
 
2,3981:3,504651
Sudan-2,3801:15,8851,693
Ecuador-2,3251:7,624712
Costa Rica
100%
2,0671:2,307402
China-2,0581:663,77829,362
Czechia
98%
 
1,9771:5,390351
Angola-1,8891:14,2761,436
Zimbabwe
99%
 
1,8891:8,1651,155
Congo
99%
 
1,8501:2,708440
Togo-1,8131:3,993652
Belgium
100%
1,7471:6,577874
Gabon-1,5231:1,237291
Finland
100%
1,5081:3,636498
Morocco-1,5011:22,8841,335
Libya-1,4691:4,235678
Namibia-1,3941:1,725347
Ethiopia
100%
1,3871:70,3395,764
Malawi
100%
1,2481:13,7121,385
India
100%
1,1631:1,044,60767,451
Dominican Republic-1,1611:8,9851,087
Malaysia
98%
 
9901:30,7582,824
Tanzania
96%
 
9791:53,9213,838
Venezuela
100%
8201:36,8322,455
Kenya-8191:56,5413,684
Zambia-7571:20,9441,783
Portugal-7471:13,937764
Honduras
100%
7041:12,5251,139
El Salvador-6891:9,204703
Panama
100%
6831:5,720933
Ivory Coast
99%
 
6481:35,6112,876
Singapore
100%
6321:9,9481,896
Japan-6231:205,4356,930
Fiji-5751:1,552418
Algeria-5681:67,2132,016
Scotland
100%
5311:10,076697
Solomon Islands
100%
5001:1,162227
Nicaragua
100%
4631:12,9991,207
Hong Kong-4441:17,4612,039
Norway
100%
4311:11,908960
Slovenia
100%
4171:5,896679
Ireland
100%
4041:11,494760
Suriname
100%
3951:1,400309
Colombia
98%
 
3921:121,8853,645
Wales
99%
 
3821:8,100736
Malta-3521:1,220262
Argentina
98%
 
3501:122,2092,024
Benin
100%
3121:33,8973,057
Nigeria
100%
2981:595,85417,694
Vanuatu-2651:988288
Bahrain-2371:5,691904
Luxembourg
100%
2341:2,410350
Tonga-2261:475106
French Polynesia-2221:1,252279
Mauritius
100%
2031:6,393956
Liberia
100%
1951:22,6261,529
Estonia
100%
1941:6,780912
Latvia-1881:10,722693
Azerbaijan
99%
 
1611:59,8943,427
Somalia-1601:84,5373,429
Bahamas-1531:2,610536
Armenia
95%
 
1471:19,8551,189
South Korea-1451:38,2372,885
Jamaica-1341:21,5171,721
Taiwan
100%
1311:181,44816,867
Paraguay
100%
1251:57,8941,974
Botswana
100%
1111:19,6802,396
Iraq-1111:315,4764,398
Qatar
100%
1101:21,5423,094
Georgia
95%
 
1041:35,9471,999
Romania-1041:192,8076,806
Lithuania-971:30,432951
Greece
100%
881:124,2563,091
New Caledonia
100%
871:3,105512
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
801:17,0182,131
Northern Ireland
100%
761:24,2521,025
Vietnam-751:1,234,9752,854
United Arab Emirates-741:96,6497,826
Liechtenstein-711:533130
Pakistan
99%
 
671:2,900,86134,399
Burkina Faso
96%
 
661:278,47711,312
Guernsey-571:1,111227
Kuwait-571:66,4085,422
Slovakia
100%
531:100,190985
Senegal
100%
511:285,9094,868
Guam-451:3,570683
Tunisia-441:15,3841,282
Lebanon
93%
 
431:130,8743,598
Puerto Rico-431:82,5651,737
Seychelles-391:2,376540
Hungary
96%
 
351:279,7651,304
Micronesia-341:3,132400
Monaco
100%
341:1,131236
United States Virgin Islands-321:3,430618
Croatia
100%
311:136,0352,865
American Samoa-291:1,926312
Aruba-291:3,579715
Jersey-261:3,845523
Mongolia-251:117,3937,151
Rwanda-251:454,8571,393
Greenland-241:2,349398
Guyana
100%
241:31,8033,406
Jordan-241:367,7823,366
Uruguay
100%
211:163,2213,346
Serbia-201:357,2864,336
Afghanistan-191:1,717,02716,500
Macau-181:33,789454
Cyprus
100%
171:51,2402,169
Cuba-161:719,1603,314
Gambia-161:120,412458
Oman-161:256,7923,659
Syria-151:1,287,0723,396
Barbados-141:20,6991,571
Belize
100%
141:25,3082,585
Guinea
100%
141:847,0463,181
Northern Mariana Islands-141:3,905670
Abkhazia
100%
131:18,7251,070
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
100%
131:486142
Antigua and Barbuda-121:8,2831,404
Bulgaria-111:635,4908,785
Iceland
100%
111:33,2742,039
Cambodia-101:1,627,33320,911
Curaçao-101:15,580668
Bermuda-91:7,203999
Bosnia and Herzegovina-91:391,6064,501
Cayman Islands-91:6,8111,077
Chad-91:1,510,9336,264
Kiribati-91:12,599256
Brunei-81:52,4461,266
Faroe Islands
100%
81:6,141867
Laos-81:823,357879
Myanmar-81:6,493,5341,948
Nepal-81:3,560,91943,416
Saint Lucia
100%
61:29,6362,683
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
61:18,5972,290
Grenada
100%
51:21,6252,009
Albania
100%
41:761,64222,793
Burundi-41:2,476,6401,357
Djibouti-41:228,9161,301
Iran-41:19,624,21740,893
Montenegro-41:158,6443,180
Nauru
100%
41:2,982284
Norfolk Island-41:581152
Samoa-41:48,798712
Yemen-41:6,574,1885,851
British Virgin Islands-31:10,4171,527
Marshall Islands
67%
 
31:17,0772,297
Niger-31:6,394,66547,369
San Marino-31:10,973542
Andorra-21:41,444944
Anguilla-21:6,628945
Dominica-21:37,736863
North Macedonia-21:1,045,37812,250
Turks and Caicos Islands-21:17,3541,059
Cape Verde
100%
11:529,1516,361
Comoros-11:761,339901
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Guinea-Bissau-11:1,728,218422
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Moldova
100%
11:3,561,1398,690
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-11:5,829386
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
São Tomé and Príncipe-11:191,9975,295
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Wallis and Futuna-11:13,529157

The alternate forms: Mäx (8) & Máx (7) are calculated separately.

Max (45,020) may also be a surname.

Max Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Max comes from the shortening of the name Maximus, which derives from Latin, specifically Ancient Rome, meaning 'great' or 'large'.

- phob0s_

Max Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mäx898/
Máx897/
Maxd861,839/
Maxx861,712/
Maxe86517/
Maxs86503/
Maax86250/
Hmax86170/
Macx8661/
Makx8641/
Manx8631/
Maix8627/
Maex8626/
Maxz8615/
Maux8613/
Mhax8612/
Maxh8611/
Mayx8610/
Masx868/
Maxt866/
Mazx865/
Madx864/
Mmax864/
Maxj863/
Maqx863/
Maxp862/
Mahx862/
Magx861/
Meax861/
Mgax861/
Maxce7516/
Maxss758/
Mackx756/
Maixe756/
Maxse756/
Max's755/
Makxs754/
Maaxx754/
Maxxs753/
Macxe752/
Maxhe752/
Magxs752/
Maxsp751/
Maxhs751/
Maxxx751/
Maihx751/
Macxs751/
Makcx751/
Maikx751/
Maitx751/
Maixh751/
Maixs751/
Mahax751/
Mhaxs751/
Mhaxx751/
Mayxx751/
Maksx751/
Makxx751/
Maxsh751/
Hmaxx751/
Maxch751/
Maxhd751/
Maycx751/
Mas6788,356/
Maj6742,425/
Mac6740,426/
Mak6722,798/
Mag6722,151/
Maz677,305/
Mex671,474/
Maq671,004/
Mox67236/
Mcx6727/
Maç674/
Maž672/
Maß672/
Makxsx671/
Geemax671/
Mmaaxx671/
Mahaux671/
Meauxx671/
Maksxx671/

Search for Another Forename

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Max