Mickel
Mickel was the 10335th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 1021st; the most babies were born in 1957 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,385 places. More babies were named Mickel in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,335 boys, down 1,066 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195754 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,009babies recorded
Mickel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 47 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,335 | 7 |
| 2020 | #9,269 | 8 |
| 2010 | #7,416 | 11 |
| 2000 | #4,161 | 19 |
| 1990 | #3,413 | 18 |
| 1980 | #2,418 | 21 |
| 1970 | #1,310 | 41 |
| 1960 | #1,149 | 47 |
| 1950 | #1,524 | 24 |
| 1940 | #3,784 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,712 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mickel, counting every spelling?
Mickel is a spelling of Mikel, a name family that ranked #829 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,335 for Mickel on its own. Together these spellings went to 280 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel | 81 | #1,930 | 507 |
| Mikhail | 84 | #1,884 | 479 |
| Mykel | 70 | #2,101 | 395 |
| Mykell | 12 | #7,064 | 102 |
| Mikkel | 17 | #5,530 | 86 |
| Mikell | 9 | #8,691 | 81 |
| Mickel | 7 | #10,335 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mickel?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mickel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mickel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mickel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mickel?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Mickel are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 31 and 66. That makes Mickel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mickel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mickel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mickel
How popular is the name Mickel?
Mickel was the 10335th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 1021st; the most babies were born in 1957 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,385 places. More babies were named Mickel in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Mickel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mickel in the US.