Max vs Rasmus
Max and Rasmuscompared 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 2023, Max was ranked #44 and Rasmus #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Max was ranked #72 and Rasmus #362 among boys in Norway.
Max and Rasmus over time
Max and Rasmus appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 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.
Rasmus 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2003, Max moved ahead of Rasmus in Norway · Boys — #164 and #145 the year before became #154 and #178.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Max and Rasmus changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #72 and #362.
- Mirrored each other
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Boys, Max rose about as far as Rasmus fell — from #359 and #239 in 1946 to #72 and #362 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Max and Rasmus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #72 and #362.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1946–2025
Max held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Rasmus in 33.
Highest recorded here: Max #60 in 2012, Rasmus #130 in 2009.
The order changed in 2003: Max moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #164 and #145; by 2003 that had become #154 and #178.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Max #72, Rasmus #362.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2003–2023
Max held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Rasmus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Max #18 in 2012, Rasmus #2578 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Max #44, Rasmus #4107.
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 | Rasmus |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Norway · Boys #362 (2025) |
| 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); Rasmus does not have one recorded yet.
- Max has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Rasmus.
- A meaning is recorded for Max; Rasmus 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
Rasmus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 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: #130 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #362 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys