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Mikael

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

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

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #444 to #2337.200020052010201520202025#444#2337
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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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1765
1997#2337
1998#2074
2000#1552
2001#1949
2002#1799
2003#1410
2004#1498
2005#1246
2006#1643
2007#1079
2008#1156
2009#1008
2010#1144
2011#1303
2012#1229
2013#954
2014#754
2015#692
2016#732
2017#818
2018#646
2019#740
2020#576
2021#503
2022#444
2023#539
2024#524
2025#578

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 67 of the 76 years from 1950 to 2025.

In 2025: #157 among boys in Norway, #578 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1950–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1950–2025

    Highest recorded position: #78 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1950–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #578 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1950 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #78 in Norway in 1990.

Mikael'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
2025England and Walesmale#57867HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#52474HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#53971HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#44491HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#50378HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#57663HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#74044HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#64654HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#81839HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#73246HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#69248HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#75442HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#95430HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#122921HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#130319HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#114423HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#100826HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#115621HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#107922HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#164311HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#124616HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#149811HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#141011HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#17997HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#19496HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#15528HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#20745HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#17656HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#15734HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#21921HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#13145HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#12644HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#11651HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#14134HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#15139HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#12351HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#12654HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#14047HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#11363HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#15839HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#10272HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#9089HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#12164HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#11174HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#10483HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#9789HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#10576HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#11170HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#9681HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#9679HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#9182HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#7994HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#10465HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#9286HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#8490HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#10867HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#11863HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#9480HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#11761HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#9972HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#9476HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#8194HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#8394HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#7896HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#12163HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#13758HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#11767HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#17042HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#19035HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#17937HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#18835HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#19832HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#17637HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#20131HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#18637HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#22724HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#18634HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#22624HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#22524HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#22924HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#26518HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#36811HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#34112HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#32213HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4806HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#32512HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4347HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#31612HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#30312HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#32211HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#3748HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4984HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3478HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4824HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3655HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5845HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified

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

Where Mikael is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Mikael, between 1950 and 2025, in 67 of those 76 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.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1990England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2022Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202319502025
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
Norway1950–202567#78 in 1990
England and Wales1996–202529#444 in 2022
Republic of Ireland2012–20234#584 in 2023

Its high point came 33 years earlier in Norway (1990) than in Republic of Ireland (2023).

No registrar recorded it for 9 years after 1950; it appears again in 1960.

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What is known about Mikael

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1950–2025.
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 3 regions, from 1950 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #78 in Norway in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.