Max

Name Meaning

"Short for Maximilian (meaning "greatest") and Maxwell (meaning "great spring"), but now often used on its own as a boys' name. Well-known Maxes: painter Max Ernst, jazzman Max Roach. "

Origin

Latin, Scottish

Theme

Exotic, Word, Artists, Children's books, Comic books, Cool, Creative, Disney Characters, Gender-neutral, Inventors, Short and sweet, Popular

Syllables

1

Famous Namesakes

Hockey Hall of Famer Max Bentley, Painter Max Beckmann, Nobel Prize winner Max Born, Actor Max Greenfield

Celebrity Babies

Son of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Son of Christina Aguilera, Son of Charlie Sheen, Son of Dustin Hoffman, Son of Cynthia Nixon

Popularity in 2019

#67