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Harrison vs Max

Harrison 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2025, Harrison was ranked #29 and Max #30 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2023, Harrison was ranked #60 and Max #29 among boys in New Zealand.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Harrison was ranked #40 and Max #29 among boys in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Harrison was ranked #89 and Max #30 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Harrison was ranked #118 and Max #41 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Harrison was ranked #50 and Max #48 among boys in England and Wales.

Harrison and Max over time

Harrison and Max appear together in 5 published lists, across 145 years of shared records. Max held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Harrison 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.

Max reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Harrison in 2. 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 moved ahead of the other

    In 2001, Max moved ahead of Harrison in New Zealand · Boys — #37 and #39 the year before became #32 and #25.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Harrison and Max changed places 7 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1992 and 2025, ending at #29 and #30.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Harrison and Max averaged 11.8 places apart, ending at #50 and #48.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Harrison and Max were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #50 and #48.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Harrison #28 in 2018, Max #10 in 2016.

List by list

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys33 shared years, 1992–2025

    Harrison held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Max in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Harrison #13 in 2017, Max #13 in 2014.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Harrison #29, Max #30.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Harrison held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Max in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Harrison #30 in 2007, Max #18 in 2012.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Harrison #50, Max #48.

  • New Zealand · Boys29 shared years, 1995–2023

    Harrison held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Max in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Harrison #28 in 2018, Max #10 in 2016.

    The order changed in 2001: Max moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #37 and #39; by 2001 that had become #32 and #25.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Harrison #60, Max #29.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1999–2025

    Harrison held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Max in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Harrison #116 in 2020, Max #27 in 2022.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Harrison #118, Max #41.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024

    Harrison held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Max in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Harrison #74 in 2019, Max #22 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Harrison #89, 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.

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 Harrison

Pairs where Harrison shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Max

Pairs where Max shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Harrison, Max
FieldHarrisonMax
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA short form of Maximilian or Maxim, ultimately from Latin 'maximus' (greatest).
OriginNot yet recordedLatin, via Maximilian/Maxim
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈmæks/
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #29 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #30 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Max has a recorded origin (Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim); Harrison does not have one recorded yet.
  • Harrison has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Max.
  • A meaning is recorded for Max; Harrison doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Harrison

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #96 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1992–2025

    Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2017 (recorded 1992–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #50 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Max

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1992–2023

    Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in New Zealand, in 2016 (recorded 1992–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #48 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys