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Massimo

Italian, from Latin Maximus, meaning “greatest”*

CommonRare
Rank 2015: #1,374, 2016: #1,605, 2017: #1,393, 2018: #1,513, 2019: #1,494, 2020: #1,378, 2021: #1,125, 2022: #1,002, 2023: #843, 2024: #887, 2025: #9351 in 6,805 boys in the US, 2025#935 · rising · was #1,374 in 2015
CommonRare
Rank 2015: #1,159, 2016: #2,027, 2017: #1,398, 2018: #1,235, 2019: #1,587, 2020: #1,548, 2021: #1,329, 2022: #1,268, 2023: #738, 2024: #898, 2025: #1,0661 in 9,712 boys in E&W, 2025#1,066 · steady · was #1,159 in 2015

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What Massimo means

Italian, from Latin Maximus, meaning “greatest”

From Latin Maximus, from maximus (“greatest”), superlative form of magnus (“great, big”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Massimo” (revision 64557946), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Massimo?

US 2025
#935
251 babies
▼ 48 vs 2024
England & Wales 2025
#1066
28 babies
▼ 168 vs 2024
Scotland
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Not listed

US: Rising: up from #1374 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #1159 in 2015, #1066 now.

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US, 1880–2025England & Wales, 1996–2025Babies per 1,000 boys born. Dot: biggest US share (2023)

Biggest US share so far: 2023, when 289 boys got the name (#843 that year). First in the US records in 1963.

How common

  • About 1 in 6,805 baby boys in the US in 2025
  • About 1 in 9,712 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NJ (0.53 per 1,000 boys), CT (0.45 per 1,000 boys), FL (0.38 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

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SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Massimo is #935 in the US and #1066 in England & Wales (2025).

Rank 2025BabiesHow commonRank 2015
US#9352511 in 6,805#1374
England & Wales#1066281 in 9,712#1159
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Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Massimo were boys.

GirlsBoys
US 20250251
England & Wales 2025028
US all years since 188004,026
England & Wales since 19960560

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

If you like Massimo

Boys

  • Emiliano#94Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #94 vs #1,359 in 2025
  • Malakai#213Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #491 in 2015, #213 in 2025
  • Jett#169Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #169 vs #452 in 2025
  • Amari#185“Does the given name have different origins?”
  • Cooper#27Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025
  • Kai#93“warrior”

For a sister

  • Gianna#33Same root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”
  • Kaia#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #447 in 2015, #193 in 2025
  • Phoebe#157“bright”
  • Selah#216“to hang”
  • Rory#230“red-haired king”
  • Elianna#218Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #598 in 2015, #218 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Massimo’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.

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