Fun Facts About the Name Maximino
- More than 2 thousand babies named Maximino: U.S. records list 2,005 babies given the name Maximino from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maximino Mean?
Maximino is a masculine given name used mainly in Spanish and Portuguese. It comes from the Latin name Maximinus, which is derived from Maximus, a Roman name and cognomen meaning "greatest." Maximus is the superlative of Latin magnus, "great." The ending -ino in Maximino continues the Latin suffix -inus, which could mark belonging, origin, or smallness; in this context it is often explained as "little Maximus" or "of Maximus," though the name is commonly glossed simply as "greatest."
Maximino Name History & Origins
The Latin Maximinus was a Roman cognomen, not merely a later Romance creation. It was borne by the emperor Maximinus Thrax, who ruled from 235 to 238, and by Maximinus Daia, a ruler in the Tetrarchy who was caesar from 305 and augustus from 310 to 313. Early Christian bishops also carried the name, including Maximinus of Trier in the fourth century. As Latin developed into the Romance languages, Maximinus produced forms such as Spanish and Portuguese Maximino, Italian Massimino, and French Maximin. In Spanish and Portuguese, -inus regularly became -ino, so Maximino is best understood as an inherited Latin name rather than a native Spanish or Portuguese diminutive of Máximo. It remains in use as a masculine given name in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, distinct from the shorter forms Máximo and Massimo, which share the same Latin root.
How Popular is the Name Maximino?
Maximino has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #1,742 in 1978.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,628 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2024 | #4,638 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #4,832 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #4,384 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #4,874 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #4,647 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #5,087 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #4,559 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #4,056 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #3,740 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #3,841 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #3,859 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #3,632 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #3,598 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #3,149 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #3,600 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #3,887 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #3,262 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 2007 | #2,630 | 47 | 0.0023% |
| 2006 | #3,427 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #2,686 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2004 | #2,624 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2003 | #2,761 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #2,533 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2001 | #3,291 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #2,658 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1999 | #2,386 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1998 | #2,987 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #2,726 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #2,410 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #3,397 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #2,243 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1993 | #2,841 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #2,114 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1991 | #2,379 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #2,353 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #2,333 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #3,163 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #2,004 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1986 | #2,851 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #1,901 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1984 | #1,870 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1983 | #3,781 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #2,092 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #2,308 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #2,689 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #2,441 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1978 | #1,742 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1977 | #2,181 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1976 | #2,091 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #1,867 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1974 | #2,893 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #2,290 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #2,055 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1971 | #2,649 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #1,969 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #2,636 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #2,410 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #2,561 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,106 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #1,800 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #2,508 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,270 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #1,937 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #2,114 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #3,007 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #1,843 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #2,330 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #2,159 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #2,335 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #2,901 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #1,940 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #3,068 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #1,912 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #2,943 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,557 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #1,997 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #3,619 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #2,000 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1945 | #3,618 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,780 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #2,879 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #2,864 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #3,041 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1938 | #2,793 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1937 | #3,391 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,886 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,983 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #2,211 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #3,981 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,271 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #2,586 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #3,862 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #1,905 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1928 | #2,120 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #3,673 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #2,269 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1925 | #3,310 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #3,161 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #4,752 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,725 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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