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Mikkel

maleStatistical record

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

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

Mikkel: Recorded since 1945, it reached #28 in 2019, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2022

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2022, ranging from #1761 to #4812.19992005200920172022#1761#4812
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.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#1761
1999#2943
2000#3036
2002#2636
2005#2754
2006#4052
2007#4333
2009#2837
2010#3865
2013#3315
2017#4812
2020#3848
2021#4789
2022#4001

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 70 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2022: #34 among boys in Norway, #4001 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #260 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #28 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #36 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #28 in Norway in 2019.

Mikkel'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
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#33155HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#27545HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#17616HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#36186HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#31194HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#38174HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#34174HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#30174HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#38143HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#28196HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#43171HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#38176HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#30205HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#45162HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#43169HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#48159HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#44175HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#39194HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#54151HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#43189HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#59149HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#61136HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#56139HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#8698HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#9086HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#8294HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#9972HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#9575HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#12259HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#10468HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#13950HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#10867HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#13053HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#10070HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#11465HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#15744HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#11659HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#12361HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#12460HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#15745HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#21028HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#23923HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#26721HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#23525HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#30916HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5456HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#28018HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#29016HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#30915HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#32114HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5535HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#26718HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#37811HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#30815HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#35512HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#31414HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#32713HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#36011HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4537HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#36810HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4686HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#31712HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5144HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3329HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4156HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3976HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3597HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#4075HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3955HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#2819HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3675HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#3137HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#26010HighVerified

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

Where Mikkel is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Mikkel, between 1945 and 2025, in 70 of those 81 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 1945Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: 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 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 2019England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: highest position in 199719452025
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
Norway1945–202570#28 in 2019
England and Wales1997–202214#1761 in 1997

Its high point came 22 years earlier in England and Wales (1997) than in Norway (2019).

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

What is known about Mikkel

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
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 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #28 in Norway in 2019. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.