Max vs Tadas
Max and Tadascompared 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 2022, Max was ranked #37 and Tadas #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2011, Max was ranked #46 and Tadas #730 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2006, Max was ranked #126 and Tadas #565 among boys in Norway.
Max and Tadas over time
Max and Tadas appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 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.
Tadas 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 Tadas changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1976 and 2006, ending at #126 and #565.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Max #18 in 2012, Tadas #2892 in 2011.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1976–2006
Max held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Tadas in 11.
Highest recorded here: Max #126 in 2006, Tadas #240 in 1987.
The order changed in 1991: Max moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #309 and #251; by 1991 that had become #201 and #379.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Max #126, Tadas #565.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2004–2022
Max held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Tadas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Max #18 in 2012, Tadas #2892 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Max #37, Tadas #4001.
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 | Tadas |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #30 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Max has a recorded origin (Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim); Tadas does not have one recorded yet.
- Max has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tadas.
- A meaning is recorded for Max; Tadas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Tadas
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #525 among boys in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1976–2006
Highest recorded position: #240 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1976–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys