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How popular is the name Mikolaj?

Births per year, rank history and how many Mikolajs are alive today.

Mikolaj (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 1093rd in 2025 and given to 27 babies. The name peaked in 2016, when 146 babies were given the name, the 322nd most popular that year. It has declined since 2016; the 2025 figure is roughly 18% of its peak.

The Mikolaj you are most likely to meet is around 10 years old. Half of all Mikolajs born in England and Wales are between 8 and 15, and there are at least 1,600 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Mikolaj - on average, only one in every 190 such rooms contains a Mikolaj.

How many babies are named Mikolaj each year?

05010015020202003: 52004: 42005: 52006: 292007: 542008: 792009: 782010: 1332011: 1002012: 1032013: 852014: 922015: 1292016: 1462017: 1132018: 942019: 852020: 752021: 672022: 482023: 412024: 272025: 27actual

Where does Mikolaj rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,00020202003: ranked 2,4702004: ranked 3,0092005: ranked 2,7542006: ranked 8472007: ranked 5672008: ranked 4532009: ranked 4612010: ranked 3282011: ranked 3922012: ranked 3982013: ranked 4592014: ranked 4382015: ranked 3542016: ranked 3222017: ranked 3922018: ranked 4402019: ranked 4722020: ranked 5052021: ranked 5692022: ranked 6992023: ranked 7912024: ranked 1,0762025: ranked 1,093

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Mikolaj per year in England and Wales, 2003 to 2025, peaking at about 146 in 2016
Mikolaj: births per year in England and Wales, 2003-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Mikolaj most popular?

Mikolaj peaked in 2016, when 146 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Mikolaj?

At least 1,600 people named Mikolaj born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Mikolaj?

Most living Mikolajs are between 8 and 15; the most common age is about 10.

Is Mikolaj becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2016 peak.






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