Mikail vs Niclas
Mikail and Niclascompared 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 2022, Mikail was ranked #425 and Niclas #487 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2002, Mikail was ranked #1799 and Niclas #3225 among boys in England and Wales.
Mikail and Niclas over time
Mikail and Niclas appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Niclas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mikail in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Niclas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mikail 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
Mikail and Niclas changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1991 and 2022, ending at #425 and #487.
List by list
Norway · Boys19 shared years, 1991–2022
Mikail held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Niclas in 10.
Highest recorded here: Mikail #296 in 2006, Niclas #217 in 1991.
The order changed in 2015: Mikail moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #423 and #393; by 2015 that had become #313 and #414.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Mikail #425, Niclas #487.
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 | Mikail | Niclas |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #361 (2025) | Norway · Boys #487 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mikail and Niclas both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mikail
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #627 among boys in Norway in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1991–2025
Highest recorded position: #296 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1991–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #361 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Niclas
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #555 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2022
Highest recorded position: #217 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1973–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #487 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys