Arran vs Mike
Arran and Mikecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Arran was ranked #657 and Mike #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Arran was ranked #1025 and Mike #2088 among boys in England and Wales.
Arran and Mike over time
Arran and Mike appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mike reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Arran 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
Arran and Mike changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1991 and 2022, ending at #657 and #509.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arran #207 in 1997, Mike #1235 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Arran held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Mike in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arran #207 in 1997, Mike #1235 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arran #1025, Mike #2088.
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1991–2022
Arran held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Mike in 9.
Highest recorded here: Arran #196 in 2000, Mike #263 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Arran #657, Mike #509.
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 | Arran | Mike |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #51 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arran and Mike both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Arran
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #292 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1025 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Mike
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #392 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1991–2025
Highest recorded position: #263 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1991–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys