Fredrik vs Mikkel
Fredrik 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, Fredrik was ranked #82 and Mikkel #36 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Fredrik was ranked #1179 and Mikkel #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Fredrik and Mikkel over time
Fredrik and Mikkel appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Fredrik held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mikkel in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Boys, Mikkel moved into the top 50 at #48 in 2013 as Fredrik fell out of it to #56, having been #36 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2013, Mikkel moved ahead of Fredrik in Norway · Boys — #36 and #44 the year before became #56 and #48.
- Longest-running competitions
Fredrik and Mikkel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #82 and #36.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1945–2025
Fredrik held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Mikkel in 13.
Highest recorded here: Fredrik #6 in 1989, Mikkel #28 in 2019.
The order changed in 2013: Mikkel moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #36 and #44; by 2013 that had become #56 and #48.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fredrik #82, Mikkel #36.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1997–2022
Fredrik held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Mikkel in 1.
Highest recorded here: Fredrik #1111 in 2020, Mikkel #1761 in 1997.
The order changed in 1999: Fredrik moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #2337 and #1761; by 1999 that had become #1505 and #2943.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Fredrik #1179, 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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Fredrik
Pairs where Fredrik shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Fredrik vs Aksel
Fredrik and Aksel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #82 and #25.
Fredrik · Aksel · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Arne vs Fredrik
Arne and Fredrik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #82.
Arne · Fredrik · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Bjørn vs Fredrik
Bjørn and Fredrik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #56 and #82.
Bjørn · Fredrik · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Fredrik vs Christian
Fredrik and Christian were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #82 and #131.
Fredrik · Christian · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Fredrik | 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #82 (2025) | Norway · Boys #36 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fredrik and Mikkel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Fredrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #137 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: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 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