| Amadeus | Maximilian | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Love of God | Greatest |
| Origin | latin | Latin |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ah-muh-DAY-us | mak-suh-MIL-ee-un |
| Syllables | 4 | 5 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1907 |
| Peak year | 2024 (154) | 2016 (717) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 497 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Amadeus | Maximilian |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 595 | 3,153 |
| 2010s | 566 | 6,508 |
| 2000s | 326 | 5,101 |
| 1990s | 163 | 2,761 |
| 1980s | 70 | 928 |
| 1970s | 0 | 260 |
| 1960s | 0 | 102 |
| 1950s | 0 | 12 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 |
| 1930s | 0 | 12 |
| 1920s | 0 | 39 |
| 1910s | 0 | 54 |
| 1900s | 0 | 5 |
A Latin name combining amare 'to love' (amadeo 'I love') with Deus 'God', understood as 'love of God' or 'loving God'. The am- root is unambiguous; best known from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
From the Latin Maximilianus, from maximus, “greatest.”
Maximilian is more popular than Amadeus today: about 497 US babies were given the name Maximilian in 2025, compared with 0 named Amadeus.
Amadeus means Love of God (latin origin), while Maximilian means Greatest (Latin origin).
In US records, Amadeus first appears in 0 and Maximilian in 1907, so Amadeus has the longer recorded history.