Glen vs Maximillian
Glen and Maximilliancompared 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 2016, Glen was ranked #491 and Maximillian #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Glen was ranked #3684 and Maximillian #1466 among boys in England and Wales.
Glen and Maximillian over time
Glen and Maximillian appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Glen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maximillian 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Glen and Maximillian were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3684 and #1466.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Glen #281 in 1996, Maximillian #300 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Glen held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Maximillian in 29.
Highest recorded here: Glen #281 in 1996, Maximillian #300 in 1998.
The order changed in 1997: Maximillian moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #281 and #312; by 1997 that had become #334 and #323.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Glen #3684, Maximillian #1466.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 1999–2016
Glen held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Maximillian in 0.
Highest recorded here: Glen #105 in 1999, Maximillian #312 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Glen #491, Maximillian #713.
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 | Glen | Maximillian |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Norway · Boys #506 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 58/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Glen has 1 syllable, compared with 4 for Maximillian.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Glen
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #92 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1963–1985
Highest recorded position: #29 among boys in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1963–1985).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Maximillian
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #312 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #300 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1466 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys