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Max
/ˈmæks/ (English)
Also Max Headroom, 1985, twenty minutes into the future. 175th among human boys in 2024 and third among New York's licensed dogs, which is where the name has been living.
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ORIGIN
German, English (also Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Russian, French, Catalan)
MEANING
Short form of Maximilian or Maxim. In English it can also…
POPULARITY
#175 for human boys, 2024
REGISTERED
0 agents
ON LICENCES
7,341 dogs in New York
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Origin and meaning
Short form of Maximilian or Maxim. In English it can also be short for Maxwell, and it coincides with the informal word max, short for maximum. Source: Behind the Name.
What we know
Also Max Headroom, 1985, twenty minutes into the future. 175th among human boys in 2024 and third among New York's licensed dogs, which is where the name has been living.
Popularity
Among human babies, Max peaked in 2011 at 96th for boys. In 2024 it ranked 175th, given to 2,120 boys. Among agents, 0 registered.
It is also on 7,341 dog licences in New York City, ranked 3rd among dogs there, and on 96 in Seattle.
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