Conor vs Max
Conor and Maxcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Conor was ranked #16 and Max #41 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Conor was ranked #181 and Max #29 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Conor was ranked #51 and Max #30 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Conor was ranked #422 and Max #44 among boys in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1996, Conor was ranked #98 and Max #86 among boys in New Zealand.
Conor and Max over time
Conor and Max appear together in 3 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Conor held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Max in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Conor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Max in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Max moved into the top 50 at #30 in 2024 as Conor fell out of it to #51, having been #38 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Max moved ahead of Conor in Northern Ireland · Boys — #38 and #47 the year before became #51 and #30.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Conor and Max averaged 54.1 places apart, ending at #51 and #30.
- Longest-running competitions
Conor and Max were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 41 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #16 and #41.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1996 they stood at #63 and #56 in England and Wales · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2024 they were #422 and #44.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys41 shared years, 1973–2025
Conor held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Max in 0.
Highest recorded here: Conor #1 in 1995, Max #27 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Conor #16, Max #41.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Conor held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Max in 29.
Highest recorded here: Conor #57 in 1998, Max #18 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Conor #422, Max #44.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Conor held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Max in 2.
Highest recorded here: Conor #4 in 1997, Max #22 in 2015.
The order changed in 2024: Max moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #38 and #47; by 2024 that had become #51 and #30.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Conor #51, Max #30.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Conor | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The Anglicized form of Conchobar (Modern Irish Conchúr), from the elements 'cú' ('dog, hound') and 'cobar'. | A short form of Maximilian or Maxim, ultimately from Latin 'maximus' (greatest). |
| Origin | Irish | Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑn.əɹ/ | /ˈmæks/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #16 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #30 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Conor is recorded with a Irish origin, while Max is recorded with a Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim origin.
- Conor has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Max.
- Conor's recorded meaning differs from Max's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Conor
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #56 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1995 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #16 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Max
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #359 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2023
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in New Zealand, in 2016 (recorded 1992–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #30 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys