Meaning of the nameMáximo
- Male
- Latin origin
- Má-xi-mo
Máximo is a male name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Maximus, which means 'the greatest'.
- People (2022)
- 3,345
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,604
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,634
- people
Máximo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Máximo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (728 people).
0 women 3,332 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Máximo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Máximo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 555 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 374 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 275 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 239 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 212 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 208 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 162 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 153 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 117 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 111 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 102 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 91 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 83 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 78 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 77 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 52 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 30 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Máximo
Máximo comes from Latin Maximus, a Roman cognomen derived from the adjective maximus, 'the greatest' according to Wiktionary, which describes the (Spanish) entry Máximo as a borrowing from Latin Maximus. Priberam gives the Portuguese adjective máximo as coming from Latin maximus, and Behind the Name lists the name as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximus. IBGE records names without accents, so Máximo and Maximo appear together. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,345 people named Máximo, with a median age of 50.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Máximo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Maximus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Máximo · behindthename.com · origin
- Priberam: máximo · dicionario.priberam.org · spelling
Questions about the name Máximo
What does the name Máximo mean?
Máximo means “the greatest (from Latin Maximus)”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Máximo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,345 people with the first name Máximo, which ranks it number 3,604 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Máximo a boy's or a girl's name?
Máximo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,332 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Máximo?
Máximo is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Máximo most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Máximo (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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