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What does Max mean?
Max 
▲ as a boys' name (also used less regularly as girls' name Max) is pronounced maks. Short form of Maximilian, Maximo, or Maxwell. Writer Max Beerbohm; actor Max von Sydow. Also form of Maximus.
STARTS WITH Max-
Variations
VARIANTS Maks, Maxence, Maxson, Maxx
RELATED FORMS VIA MAXIMILIAN, MAXWELL Mac▲, Mack▼, Maxey, Maxie, Maxim▲, Maxime, Maximo▲, Maxy
FEMININE FORM Maxine
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Max Brexton (M.B.), ..
How popular is Max?
Max is a very popular first name for men (#255 out of 1220, Top 21%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#10037 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Max reached its apex position of #96 in the U.S. in the year 2011, and is at #136 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Maxwell (#135 FROM RECENT DATA), Maximus (#212), Maximilian (#448), Mack (#632), Maximo (#800), Maxim (#901), Mac (#1009), Maxx (#1516), Maxie and Maxson are the prominent alternative forms of Max (#136). These relations of Max were favored as birth names in 2016 (AVERAGE #850) and are almost as popular today (#889, ▼11.2%), but with the version Mack becoming somewhat dated. Max has been the most popular choice, though Maxwell is now the most fashionable.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Bax, Dax▲, Jax▲, Mac▲, Man, Mar, Marx, Mat▼ and Maxy. These names tend to be less frequently used than Max.
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