Denis vs Mike
Denis 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 2025, Denis was ranked #232 and Mike #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Denis was ranked #434 and Mike #2088 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, Denis was ranked #454 and Mike #476 among boys in Norway.
Denis and Mike over time
Denis and Mike appear together in 3 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Denis held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mike in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Denis and Mike changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2023, ending at #454 and #476.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Denis #68 in 1991, Mike #263 in 1991.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Denis held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Mike in 0.
Highest recorded here: Denis #262 in 2020, Mike #1235 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Denis #434, Mike #2088.
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1973–2023
Denis held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Mike in 9.
Highest recorded here: Denis #249 in 1984, Mike #338 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Denis #454, Mike #476.
Republic of Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1991–2025
Denis held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Mike in 0.
Highest recorded here: Denis #68 in 1991, Mike #263 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Denis #232, Mike #676.
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 | Denis | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) | 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
- Denis and Mike both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Denis
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #65 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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