Hermione vs Michaela
Hermione and Michaelacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Hermione was ranked #1133 and Michaela #747 among girls in England and Wales.
Hermione and Michaela over time
Hermione and Michaela appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Michaela held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hermione in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Michaela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hermione 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
Hermione and Michaela changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1133 and #747.
- Longest-running competitions
Hermione and Michaela were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1133 and #747.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Hermione held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Michaela in 16.
Highest recorded here: Hermione #265 in 2003, Michaela #124 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hermione #1133, Michaela #747.
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 | Hermione | Michaela |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1133 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hermione and Michaela both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Hermione
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #974 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #265 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1133 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Michaela
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2000
Highest recorded position: #40 among girls in New Zealand, in 1994 (recorded 1993–2000).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #747 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls