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Håkon vs Michael

Håkon and Michaelcompared 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, Håkon was ranked #37 and Michael #195 among boys in Norway.

Håkon and Michael over time

Håkon and Michael appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Håkon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Michael in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Michael reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Håkon 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Håkon held the stronger position in 78 of those years, Michael in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Håkon #16 in 2016, Michael #48 in 1990.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Håkon #37, Michael #195.

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 Håkon

Pairs where Håkon shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Michael

Pairs where Michael shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Håkon, Michael
FieldHåkonMichael
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedCommonly interpreted as a rhetorical question, 'Who is like God?', implying no one compares to God.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈmaɪkəl/
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #37 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #22 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Michael has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Håkon does not have one recorded yet.
  • Håkon has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Michael.
  • A meaning is recorded for Michael; Håkon doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Håkon

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #49 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #37 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Michael

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #259 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 (recorded 1952–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #85 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys