Max vs Tønnes
Max and Tønnescompared 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 Tønnes #444 among boys in Norway.
Max and Tønnes over time
Max and Tønnes appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Max held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tønnes 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.
Tønnes 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys13 shared years, 1953–2025
Max held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Tønnes in 1.
Highest recorded here: Max #67 in 2010, Tønnes #353 in 1953.
The order changed in 1964: Max moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #373 and #353; by 1964 that had become #376 and #525.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Max #72, Tønnes #444.
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 | Tønnes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #444 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Tønnes does not have one recorded yet.
- Max and Tønnes both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Max; Tønnes 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
Tønnes
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #338 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: #338 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #444 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys