Maxym
Greek at root, carrying the sense "greatest" from Maximus. Only about 130 men in Poland answer to it, so most Poles will never meet one.
Maxym Pronunciation
What Maxym means
Where Maxym comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Maxym comes from Greek and means "greatest." Polish more often spells it Maksym, and trims it down to Maks for daily use. The meaning is a plain superlative, the top of the scale and nothing below it.
On a class register the name stands at full length, with its whole ending intact. In the corridor it collapses to Maks inside a week. Both belong to the same boy. One version is for the teacher reading names aloud, the other for everyone who actually talks to him.
The sense of "greatest" is the whole of the name, largest, foremost, największy in Polish. A name like this sets the bar high and says so without decoration. It leaves a child something to grow toward rather than a picture to live up to. Maksym looks formal on a form at the urząd. Maks carries the same meaning and wears it lightly.
How many people are named Maxym
1 in 162948 men in Poland is named Maxym. 131 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2902 among male names.
Maxym's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1711 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Where parents choose Maxym
Maxym is most popular in Lubusz, 4252% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Lubusz
+4,252%1 in 24,829 babies
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Lubusz+4,252% 2 born1 in 24,829 babies+4,252%
Maxym as a middle name
Maxym is a first name for 131 men in Poland and a middle name for another 5, a 96/4 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 4868th, between Mauritz (5) and Mayo (5).
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#4866 Matteus5
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#4867 Mauritz5
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#4868 Maxym5
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#4869 Mayo5
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#4870 Mehedi5