Max vs Sjur
Max and Sjurcompared 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 Sjur #330 among boys in Norway.
Max and Sjur over time
Max and Sjur appear together in 1 published list, across 62 years of shared records. Max held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sjur 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.
Sjur 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 1997, Max moved ahead of Sjur in Norway · Boys — #305 and #216 the year before became #189 and #209.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Max and Sjur changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #72 and #330.
- Mirrored each other
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Boys, Max rose about as far as Sjur fell — from #359 and #197 in 1946 to #72 and #330 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Max and Sjur were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #72 and #330.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1946–2025
Max held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Sjur in 28.
Highest recorded here: Max #60 in 2012, Sjur #177 in 1963.
The order changed in 1997: Max moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #305 and #216; by 1997 that had become #189 and #209.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Max #72, Sjur #330.
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 | Sjur |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 #330 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| 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); Sjur does not have one recorded yet.
- Max and Sjur both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Max; Sjur 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
Sjur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #251 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: #177 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #330 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys