Max vs Mehmet
Max and Mehmetcompared 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 2024, Max was ranked #44 and Mehmet #898 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, Max was ranked #72 and Mehmet #475 among boys in Norway.
Max and Mehmet over time
Max and Mehmet appear together in 2 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Max held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mehmet 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.
Mehmet 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 49 shared years in Norway · Boys, Max rose about as far as Mehmet fell — from #373 and #316 in 1953 to #72 and #475 in 2023.
- Longest-running competitions
Max and Mehmet were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 49 years, from 1953 to 2023, ending at #72 and #475.
List by list
Norway · Boys49 shared years, 1953–2023
Max held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Mehmet in 23.
Highest recorded here: Max #60 in 2012, Mehmet #267 in 1963.
The order changed in 1989: Max moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #431 and #350; by 1989 that had become #265 and #469.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Max #72, Mehmet #475.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Max held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mehmet in 0.
Highest recorded here: Max #18 in 2012, Mehmet #435 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Max #44, Mehmet #898.
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 | Max | Mehmet |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A short form of Maximilian or Maxim, ultimately from Latin 'maximus' (greatest). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmæks/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #30 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Max has a recorded origin (Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim); Mehmet does not have one recorded yet.
- Max has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mehmet.
- A meaning is recorded for Max; Mehmet doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Mehmet
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #340 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2023
Highest recorded position: #267 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1947–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys