The nameMaxence

Meaning

Maxence comes from the Latin Maxentius, from maximus, "the greatest".

Origin

Latin. Maxentius was a Roman emperor defeated by Constantine at the Milvian Bridge in 312. Saint Maxentia, a martyr in Picardy, gave her name to Pont-Sainte-Maxence.

History

Rare until the 1980s, Maxence became very fashionable in France in the 1990s and 2000s, mainly for boys, peaking around 2005.

Maxence in other languages

Maxence is mostly French. It comes from the Latin Maxentius, the emperor defeated by Constantine, Massenzio in Italian and Majencio in Spanish.

Nicknames for Maxence

The most common nicknames for Maxence: Max.

Famous people named Maxence

• Maxence Lacroix, footballer

Popularity of the name Maxence

Maxence in France

Maxence was most popular in France in the 2000s, with 24,565 births over the decade, 37% of all recorded babies named Maxence. Its rise began around 1984, and it peaked in 2005. Half of all babies named Maxence in France were born before 2006, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 876 births a year on average, against 1,425 in the five years before.

Maxence in Belgium

Maxence was most popular in Belgium in the 2000s, with 1,190 births over the decade, 38% of all recorded babies named Maxence. Half of all babies named Maxence in Belgium were born before 2009, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 70 births a year on average, against 88 in the five years before.