Max vs Reza
Max and Rezacompared 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 Reza #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2002, Max was ranked #164 and Reza #546 among boys in Norway.
Max and Reza over time
Max and Reza appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Max held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Reza 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.
Reza 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Max and Reza changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1959 and 2002, ending at #164 and #546.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in Norway · Boys, Max rose about as far as Reza fell — from #364 and #339 in 1959 to #164 and #546 in 2002.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1959–2002
Max held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Reza in 11.
Highest recorded here: Max #164 in 2002, Reza #276 in 1993.
The order changed in 1986: Max moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #554 and #425; by 1986 that had become #471 and #481.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Max #164, Reza #546.
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Max held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Reza in 0.
Highest recorded here: Max #18 in 2012, Reza #1383 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Max #44, Reza #2671.
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 | Reza |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #2671 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| 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); Reza does not have one recorded yet.
- Max has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Reza.
- A meaning is recorded for Max; Reza 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
Reza
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #392 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2002
Highest recorded position: #276 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1954–2002).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys