Endre vs Mikkel
Endre and Mikkelcompared 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, Endre was ranked #233 and Mikkel #36 among boys in Norway.
Endre and Mikkel over time
Endre and Mikkel appear together in 1 published list, across 70 years of shared records. Endre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mikkel 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.
Endre reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mikkel 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1999, Mikkel moved ahead of Endre in Norway · Boys — #129 and #139 the year before became #121 and #104.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Endre and Mikkel changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #233 and #36.
- Longest-running competitions
Endre and Mikkel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #233 and #36.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1945–2025
Endre held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Mikkel in 32.
Highest recorded here: Endre #97 in 2001, Mikkel #28 in 2019.
The order changed in 1999: Mikkel moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #129 and #139; by 1999 that had become #121 and #104.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Endre #233, Mikkel #36.
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 | Endre | Mikkel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #233 (2025) | Norway · Boys #36 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Endre and Mikkel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Endre
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #190 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: #97 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #233 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mikkel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #260 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: #28 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #36 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys