Faisal vs Mikkel
Faisal 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 2001, Faisal was ranked #540 and Mikkel #95 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Faisal was ranked #1420 and Mikkel #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Faisal and Mikkel over time
Faisal and Mikkel appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 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.
Faisal 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Faisal and Mikkel changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1971 and 2001, ending at #540 and #95.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Faisal #312 in 1997, Mikkel #1761 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1971–2001
Faisal held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Mikkel in 22.
Highest recorded here: Faisal #288 in 1981, Mikkel #95 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Faisal #540, Mikkel #95.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1997–2022
Faisal held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Mikkel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Faisal #312 in 1997, Mikkel #1761 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Faisal #1420, Mikkel #4001.
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 | Faisal | 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1613 (2025) | Norway · Boys #36 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Faisal and Mikkel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Faisal
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #587 among boys in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2001
Highest recorded position: #288 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1971–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1613 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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