Mikael vs Olav
Mikael and Olavcompared 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, Mikael was ranked #157 and Olav #10 among boys in Norway.
Mikael and Olav over time
Mikael and Olav appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Olav held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mikael in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mikael reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Olav 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Mikael and Olav were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 67 years, from 1950 to 2025, ending at #157 and #10.
List by list
Norway · Boys67 shared years, 1950–2025
Mikael held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Olav in 67.
Highest recorded here: Mikael #78 in 1990, Olav #9 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mikael #157, Olav #10.
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 Olav
Pairs where Olav shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Olav vs Rolf
In 1945 they stood at #18 and #15 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2025 they were #10 and #437.
Olav · Rolf · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Odd vs Olav
In 1945 they stood at #9 and #18 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2025 they were #413 and #10.
Odd · Olav · 80 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Olav vs Tore
In 1945 they stood at #18 and #12 in Norway · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #10 and #368.
Olav · Tore · 79 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Olav vs Kåre
In 1945 they stood at #18 and #21 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2025 they were #10 and #358.
Olav · Kåre · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Mikael | Olav |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #157 (2025) | Norway · Boys #10 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mikael and Olav both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Mikael
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #365 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #78 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #157 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Olav
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #18 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: #9 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #10 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys