Grzegorz vs Max
Grzegorz 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Grzegorz was ranked #4789 and Max #37 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Grzegorz was ranked #715 and Max #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 1998, Grzegorz was ranked #505 and Max #211 among boys in Norway.
Grzegorz and Max over time
Grzegorz and Max appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 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.
Grzegorz reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Grzegorz and Max were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1956 to 1998, ending at #505 and #211.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1956–1998
Grzegorz held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Max in 7.
Highest recorded here: Grzegorz #79 in 1981, Max #201 in 1991.
The order changed in 1991: Max moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #256 and #309; by 1991 that had become #364 and #201.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Grzegorz #505, Max #211.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2006–2022
Grzegorz held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Max in 16.
Highest recorded here: Grzegorz #1403 in 2008, Max #18 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Grzegorz #4789, Max #37.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Max
Pairs where Max shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Scott vs Max
In 1996 they stood at #48 and #56 in England and Wales · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2024 they were #1025 and #44.
Scott · Max · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Stephen vs Max
In 1996 they stood at #60 and #56 in England and Wales · Boys, 4 places apart; by 2024 they were #651 and #44.
Stephen · Max · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Richard vs Max
In 1996 they stood at #62 and #56 in England and Wales · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2024 they were #398 and #44.
Richard · Max · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Morten vs Max
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Boys, Max rose about as far as Morten fell — from #92 and #359 in 1946 to #214 and #72 in 2025.
Morten · Max · 62 shared years, 1946–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Grzegorz | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of Maximilian or Maxim, ultimately from Latin 'maximus' (greatest). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmæks/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2022) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #30 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Max has a recorded origin (Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim); Grzegorz does not have one recorded yet.
- Grzegorz has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Max.
- A meaning is recorded for Max; Grzegorz doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Grzegorz
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #387 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1998
Highest recorded position: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1952–1998).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · 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