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How many boys called Max do you know?

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liney80 · 14/07/2014 11:01

Hello everyone - this is my first ever mumsnet post :)

We're expecting in September and my husband has always loved the name Max (Maximillian in full) if we have a boy. I really like the name but I've always wanted to avoid turning up to nursery/school and there being lots of other children with the same name. How many boys called Max do you know? (babies and up to 3 years-ish?!)

I've seen the popularity ranks online (Max was 18th in 2013) but I'm not sure how that actually translates to how many children of that name you tend to get in a classroom!

Our favourite girls name doesn't make the top 100 :)

Thanks very much.

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birdofthenorth · 16/07/2014 13:04

One baby one pre-schooler but I know lots of young children so proportionately not a huge number of Maxs (one is short for Maxwell, one's just max)

LindaMcCartneySausage · 16/07/2014 12:42

One is Maxim, one is Maxwell, one is Maximilian, one is Maximus and one is simply Max.

themonsteratemyspacebaragain · 16/07/2014 12:12

One baby. Never met an older one or ever heard of anyone called Max all through schools.
He's just Max too, not a shortened of a longer name.

Heels99 · 16/07/2014 12:06

But don't go forlonger versions, max by itself is better. Nobody is going to use the longer version ever

Heels99 · 16/07/2014 12:05

One adult. One baby. None in either of my daughters classes at school and no younger siblings called max.

ChoooChooo · 16/07/2014 12:03

5 ranging from 20-1 yo. Although 3 of them are under 4.

Mammanat222 · 16/07/2014 09:25

I only know 2 Max's (both around the same age 4-5)

Mammanat222 · 16/07/2014 09:25

I only actually know 2 Max's (both similar ages - around 4-5)

PacificDogwood · 16/07/2014 07:58

I have a 6yo Max - his full name is Max, nothing more Wink

We used to know a v nice Maxwell who was an older man and dear friend, now sadly deceased.

I am not aware of other Maxes in any of my boys school years or nursery (aged 11-4)

Florrieboo · 16/07/2014 07:56

I know 4 but they are all over 5.

TheBuskersDog · 16/07/2014 07:56

Hundreds (not literally) but none in that age group. There are two in ds1's class (y6) and several more further down the school - I'd say at least one per class on average. Which in a single intake school is quite noticeable.

At the school I work in we have one in y1 and one in y2 (not sure about foundation stage as I don't know all their names), so we have one out of ninety in those year groups and none in the rest of the school.

CheesyBadger · 16/07/2014 07:45

1 a baby

rachel234 · 16/07/2014 07:39

But you can reduce the risk by avoiding a name that is already very popular.

There are thousands of lovely names outside the top 100 and not all of these will become fashionable and rise up to the top 50!

HopefulHamster · 15/07/2014 21:38

Two - one aged 4 and one aged 3.

But you can't always avoid a name being popular even if you try! Who knows what the next trend is?

SaRaRaRaRa · 15/07/2014 16:52

One, aged 2. Fab name!

CuntWagon · 15/07/2014 15:13

One adult, full name Massimo. No little boys.

petitdonkey · 15/07/2014 15:05

Only one aged 10.

It's funny but when I named my son I chose something classical and didn't worry one bit about whether there would be another boy of the same name - there are currently four in his school but two have just finished year 6 so he is left with one other in his year. That boy only joined recently, and whilst I don't wish to have my son have to have his surname used all the time, it didn't bother me.

When I chose my daughter's names I was much more bothered by popularity so chose DD1's name accordingly only for it to become super common that week Grin

As it stands now, that is them, that is their name - I don't give two hoots any more if there is another one so choose what you love!! (we have an unusual surname though so I hope that, like me, they will be the only one on Facebook!!)

Montsti · 15/07/2014 14:59

And about 3 adult ones.

Montsti · 15/07/2014 14:59

I know about 6 under the age of 5 but none are in the same class!

PeanutPatty · 15/07/2014 14:58

I do know a fifth Max. My friend's labrador.

Wetthemogwai · 15/07/2014 08:31

1 in DDS nursery

Had we not named our pet max too it'd be on the list for possible future ds. I love it!

MostlyMama · 15/07/2014 08:20

My DP's cousin has a DS called Maxwell.

PeanutPatty · 15/07/2014 08:19

1x 4yo
2x 3.5yo
1x 1yo

Sorry it's 4, not 5.

PeanutPatty · 15/07/2014 08:15

Five

krazipan · 15/07/2014 08:15

3, one is mine (11yrs), one in his class and 1 at work (early forties?). I think it is a fab name!

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