Max vs Peder
Max and Pedercompared 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 2025, Max was ranked #72 and Peder #100 among boys in Norway.
Max and Peder over time
Max and Peder appear together in 1 published list, across 62 years of shared records. Peder 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.
Max reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Peder 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 2008, Max moved ahead of Peder in Norway · Boys — #126 and #112 the year before became #95 and #101.
- Longest-running competitions
Max and Peder were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #72 and #100.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Max #60 in 2012, Peder #77 in 2013.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1946–2025
Max held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Peder in 44.
Highest recorded here: Max #60 in 2012, Peder #77 in 2013.
The order changed in 2008: Max moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #126 and #112; by 2008 that had become #95 and #101.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Max #72, Peder #100.
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 | Peder |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #30 (2025) | Norway · Boys #100 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Max has a recorded origin (Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim); Peder does not have one recorded yet.
- Max has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Peder.
- A meaning is recorded for Max; Peder doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Peder
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #135 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #100 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys