Colin vs Mikael
Colin and Mikaelcompared 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, Colin was ranked #119 and Mikael #157 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Colin was ranked #436 and Mikael #584 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Colin was ranked #1538 and Mikael #578 among boys in England and Wales.
Colin and Mikael over time
Colin and Mikael appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Colin and Mikael changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1950 and 2025, ending at #119 and #157.
- Longest-running competitions
Colin and Mikael were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 42 years, from 1950 to 2025, ending at #119 and #157.
List by list
Norway · Boys42 shared years, 1950–2025
Colin held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Mikael in 38.
Highest recorded here: Colin #119 in 2025, Mikael #79 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #119, Mikael #157.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2025
Colin held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Mikael in 11.
Highest recorded here: Colin #311 in 1997, Mikael #444 in 2022.
The order changed in 2015: Mikael moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #684 and #754; by 2015 that had become #821 and #692.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Colin #1538, Mikael #578.
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 | Colin | Mikael |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #119 (2025) | Norway · Boys #157 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colin and Mikael both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Colin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1983
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Mikael
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #365 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #78 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #578 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys