Maximus
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Latin Maximus.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Maximus (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Maximus has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2008. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 24 |
| 2006 | 31 |
| 2007 | 23 |
| 2008 | 37 |
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 22 |
| 2011 | 24 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 23 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 42 |
| 2003 | 55 |
| 2004 | 74 |
| 2005 | 97 |
| 2006 | 125 |
| 2007 | 149 |
| 2008 | 189 |
| 2009 | 222 |
| 2010 | 243 |
| 2011 | 270 |
| 2012 | 297 |
| 2013 | 318 |
| 2014 | 345 |
| 2015 | 369 |
| 2016 | 390 |
| 2017 | 415 |
| 2018 | 433 |
| 2019 | 452 |
| 2020 | 467 |
Maximus in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Maximus.Hi! My name is Maximus.
- Maximus ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Maximus called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Maximus har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Maximus has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Maximus mamma är lärare.Maximus's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Maximus mamma is Maximus's mum. Because Maximus already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Maximus
How do you pronounce Maximus in Swedish?
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What does the name Maximus mean?
Borrowed from Latin Maximus.
How popular is Maximus in Sweden?
10 babies were named Maximus in 2022. In 2020, 467 people in Sweden had Maximus as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2008 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.