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Miceal

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What official birth registration shows about Miceal: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in Northern Ireland · 1999–2024

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 1999 to 2024, ranging from #218 to #415.20012009201220162024#218#415
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1999#277
2000#277
2001#218
2004#235
2007#315
2009#262
2010#303
2011#311
2012#273
2014#346
2015#415
2016#358
2017#363
2018#365
2024#404

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

FallingNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 21 of the 47 years from 1965 to 2011.

In 2011: #311 among boys in Northern Ireland, #730 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1965–2024 · NISRA. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1965–2011

    Highest recorded position: #159 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1965–2011).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1965 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #159 in Republic of Ireland in 1966.

Miceal's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#3634HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#3584HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3464HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#2736HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3114HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3035HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#2626HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3154HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#2355HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2185HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#3393HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#3233HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#2834HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2685HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2526HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2695HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2834HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#2536HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#20311HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#20411HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#2278HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#2386HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#2426HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#3053HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#2913HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#2653HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#15910HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#2503HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Miceal is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Miceal, between 1965 and 2024, in 35 of those 60 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1966Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 200119652024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1965–201121#159 in 1966
Northern Ireland1999–202415#218 in 2001

Its high point came 35 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1966) than in Northern Ireland (2001).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1993; it appears again in 1999.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Miceal

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1965–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1965 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #159 in Republic of Ireland in 1966. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.