Max Cady is the villain of the 1962 film Cape Fear and Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake.
― Anonymous User 12/20/2005
Max von Sydow is a Swedish actor, known in particular for his collaboraton with Ingmar Bergman, but also from "The Excorsist", "Hannah & Her Sister", "Strange Brew" and many other films.
James Patterson has a series of books under the name Maximum Ride whereby the main character is called Max (and her full name is obviously Maximum Ride). I find Max a fun, sporty name for girls if you don't like the girly name of Maxine.
I do not particularily care for this name. I do not think it looks good and Maximillian is way too weird. Also, everyone I know named Max is too smart for their own good and wherever I hear this name it reminds me of a nerd.
I like the name Max. I think it's nice for a girl (short for Maxine) or a boy. It's simple sounding, but yet nice sounding. The name was used long before it became a name for a dog. And the name is making a comeback in England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, and Australia. The name is on their top 100 names for boys. I believe it will make a comeback in the US as well.
I don't exactly hate this name, but I am VERY sick of hearing it. I can't even count how many celebrities have used it on their sons, whether as a full name or a nickname. Can't they be a TINY bit more original? It's just empty after becoming overused in Hollywood.
Max is a great name, it's short, strong and sweet! It also means 'the greatest', you can't get better than that! My wee boy's called Max, he's 5 now, I'm not surprised it's got more popular now even with the celebs! Lol!
I think it's a pity this name has become so associated with dogs! It's a great name for a guy; cute for a little boy, yet still strong for when he grows up!
Maximillian Jenius was an ace pilot in the classic anime "Macross". He was the one who fell in love with and married a female enemy spy, and helped bring about peace between the races.
My name is Max and I've gotten a lot of crap over the years for it. IE Maxipad, Maxine. I still like it though because it's not relatively common in my area and when I meet another Max it's like an instant rapport.
Max has been one of my favorite male names for many years, and it annoys me that it's now so overused and trendy, particularly among the yuppie set. Now it just seems rather devoid of creativity because little Maxes are everywhere. Full versions of the name, like Maxwell, Maxim, and Maximillian are also rather common, just so the parents can call the kid Max.
I really love this name. My younger brother (who is now 11) is called Max and it suits him perfectly. I think it may be becoming a little bit too common now, but it is still one of my favourite names.
I personally don't see the appeal for this as a full name- on a girl OR boy, but especially on a girl, it sounds silly and ugly. However, Max is an okay nickname.
Max Rockatansky (aka The Road Warrior), the main character of the "Mad Max" film franchise played by Mel Gibson. Max is also the name of George Clooney's pet pig.
Max Russo is the name of a character in the Disney show Wizards of Waverly Place.Also Max is the name of a cartoon bunny in the children's program Max and Ruby.
I like it! I also like Max Schreck the actor who played "Nosferatu" the vampire. He's charming and handsome, when he's not dressed up, and I like him so much I would marry him, if he were alive, HaHa! Vampires are so charming, if you're goth.
This is such a badass name, on it's own or as a nickname for Maxwell or Maximillian, it just disappoints me that such a manly name is being used on girls, parents: if you name your girl Max than you should be shot.
Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda on Sex and the City, has a son named Max Ellington.
― Anonymous User 5/15/2011
Christina Aguilera named her son Max Liron Bratman.
― Anonymous User 5/15/2011
The actor Charlie Sheen has twin sons named Max and Bob.
― Anonymous User 5/15/2011
Gilbert Gottfried named his son Max Aaron in 2009.
― Anonymous User 5/15/2011
I absolutely LOVE the name Max. Maxwell is my second favorite boy's name, and I want to name my son Maxwell "Max" Pierce! Well, first I want Connor Jacob, then Max ;)In a dream world...
I like this name. It's short, sweet, and ages well. I had a classmate in middle school named Max and I always thought it was short for Maxwell or Maximillian but his name was just Max. I could imagine this name on a nerdy, handsome, business man for some reason.
I think of the name Max as a tall, strong, protective man. Sometimes not the brightest of the bunch. When he has a girlfriend he'll most likely be protective and very supportive.
― Anonymous User 11/10/2012
Max is what everyone called Maxwell Smart of Get Smart, the 1960s Spy Spoof Comedy. ;) ;)
― Anonymous User 3/13/2013
An awesome, cool badass name! =D.
― Anonymous User 5/5/2014
Max Tate is a character in Beyblade.
― Anonymous User 5/5/2014
I love the name Max. I am having my #3 baby in a few months and I have a daughter Lucy and a son Charlie and we are having another boy and his name will definitely be Max. It's such a handsome name but fits a little boy too. I know everyone says it's getting popular but I don't care. I love the name and would hate to let such an awesome name not be my sons name just because other people are named it and also everyone says it's a dog name, which I agree, but so are my other kids names. I think people should stop naming their dogs people names anyway. what ever happened to Poochie, Sparky, Snoopy etc those are dog names. anyway I think Max is a fabulous name and can't wait to meet my Max:)
It's too nicknamey for my taste, even though it is used as an independent name. Not a fan.
― Anonymous User 5/12/2016
I love this name! But only for a boy. For a girl it's awful.
― Anonymous User 7/15/2016
A nice strong male name!
― Anonymous User 10/31/2016
Awesome, tough boy name!
― Anonymous User 1/22/2017
A famous bearer is Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen. As of 2017, he is the youngest driver to compete in Formula 1, first racing aged 17 years and 166 days.
Max Cortés is a Spanish stripper, pornographic actor and film director. He was born in Barcelona in the 1970s. Cortés started working as a stripper after finishing school, performing several shows each weekend and establishing his own agency. He began his adult film career when he received an offer from director José M. Ponce to perform in a film.
If I have a boy I want to name him Max. Many baby names are used on animals rather then animal names, silly. Max has made a comeback anyway and is on the top 100 list for many English countries. I love it!
― Anonymous User 8/20/2017
Dr. Max Gerson, German physician and author of A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases.
― Anonymous User 10/31/2017
I like Max on a girl as a nickname for Maxima or Maxine. I don't like it as much for a boy as I do for a girl, and I like the nickname Maxie.
In recent times, Max has also started to be used as a girl’s name instead of Maxine. It can be either its own name, a nickname for Maximiliana, Maxima or sometimes even Maxine.
Max Fenig was a recurring character on The X-Files in the early to mid-90s. He was an avid UFO fanatic and researcher, and firmly believed he had been abducted by aliens multiple times (a "repeater") and that these incidents resulted in his epilepsy. Max was played by Canadian actor Scott Bellis.