Mikal vs Tomas
Mikal and Tomascompared 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, Mikal was ranked #410 and Tomas #389 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Mikal was ranked #4789 and Tomas #543 among boys in England and Wales.
Mikal and Tomas over time
Mikal and Tomas appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Tomas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mikal 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.
Tomas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mikal 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
Mikal and Tomas changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1947 and 2025, ending at #410 and #389.
- Longest-running competitions
Mikal and Tomas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 67 years, from 1947 to 2025, ending at #410 and #389.
List by list
Norway · Boys67 shared years, 1947–2025
Mikal held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Tomas in 59.
Highest recorded here: Mikal #166 in 2001, Tomas #53 in 1981.
The order changed in 2023: Tomas moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #296 and #395; by 2023 that had become #521 and #308.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mikal #410, Tomas #389.
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 | Mikal | Tomas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Swedish, Norwegian and Lithuanian form of Thomas, from the biblical name with Aramaic roots meaning 'twin'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Aramaic, via Swedish/Norwegian transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈtʊm.mas/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #410 (2025) | Norway · Boys #389 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tomas has a recorded origin (Aramaic, via Swedish/Norwegian transmission); Mikal does not have one recorded yet.
- Mikal and Tomas both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Tomas; Mikal doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mikal
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #336 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #166 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #410 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tomas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #337 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: #53 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #389 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys