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Kjetil vs Max

Kjetil and Max compared 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.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2022, Kjetil was ranked #420 and Max #67 among boys in Norway.

Kjetil and Max over time

Norway · Boys
#30#100#30019462022Kjetil #420Max #671946: Kjetil #202, Max #3591953: Kjetil #139, Max #3731956: Kjetil #80, Max #3731959: Kjetil #72, Max #3641962: Kjetil #55, Max #4601963: Kjetil #49, Max #4891964: Kjetil #46, Max #3761965: Kjetil #39, Max #4541968: Kjetil #29, Max #5511969: Kjetil #22, Max #5301970: Kjetil #16, Max #5421971: Kjetil #14, Max #3651973: Kjetil #15, Max #4481974: Kjetil #16, Max #5691976: Kjetil #15, Max #5621977: Kjetil #16, Max #6191978: Kjetil #16, Max #5771979: Kjetil #16, Max #4691980: Kjetil #18, Max #5091981: Kjetil #24, Max #5611984: Kjetil #24, Max #4471985: Kjetil #31, Max #5541986: Kjetil #28, Max #4711987: Kjetil #44, Max #4471988: Kjetil #35, Max #4311989: Kjetil #47, Max #2651990: Kjetil #51, Max #3091991: Kjetil #62, Max #2011992: Kjetil #62, Max #2551993: Kjetil #58, Max #2751994: Kjetil #49, Max #2531995: Kjetil #75, Max #3071996: Kjetil #88, Max #3051997: Kjetil #102, Max #1891998: Kjetil #130, Max #2111999: Kjetil #148, Max #1822000: Kjetil #190, Max #1792001: Kjetil #145, Max #1812002: Kjetil #221, Max #1642003: Kjetil #237, Max #1542004: Kjetil #270, Max #1402005: Kjetil #254, Max #1212006: Kjetil #402, Max #1262007: Kjetil #264, Max #1262008: Kjetil #385, Max #952009: Kjetil #345, Max #782010: Kjetil #424, Max #672011: Kjetil #504, Max #642013: Kjetil #463, Max #752014: Kjetil #447, Max #672015: Kjetil #463, Max #792016: Kjetil #493, Max #692019: Kjetil #406, Max #702020: Kjetil #405, Max #782021: Kjetil #438, Max #662022: Kjetil #420, Max #67

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Kjetil and Max over time

Kjetil and Max appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Kjetil held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Max in 0.

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.

Kjetil reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 moved ahead of the other

    In 2002, Max moved ahead of Kjetil in Norway · Boys — #145 and #181 the year before became #221 and #164.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Max rose about as far as Kjetil fell — from #202 and #359 in 1946 to #420 and #67 in 2022.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kjetil and Max were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 56 years, from 1946 to 2022, ending at #420 and #67.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys56 shared years, 1946–2022

    Kjetil held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Max in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Kjetil #14 in 1971, Max #64 in 2011.

    The order changed in 2002: Max moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #145 and #181; by 2002 that had become #221 and #164.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Kjetil #420, Max #67.

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 Kjetil

Pairs where Kjetil 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 — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other →

Other pairs from Norway lists

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

Norway 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 Kjetil, Max
FieldKjetilMax
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
Pronunciation/ˈmæks/
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNorwayNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New Zealand
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #420 (2022)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #30 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Max has a recorded origin (Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim); Kjetil does not have one recorded yet.
  • Kjetil has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Max.
  • A meaning is recorded for Max; Kjetil doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Kjetil

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #200 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2022

    Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1945–2022).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #420 among boys in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · 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