Mikail
Mikail was the 2742nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2459th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 102 places. More babies were named Mikail in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,742 boys, up 268 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201652 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,243babies recorded
Mikail popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 15 since 1996.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,742 | 47 |
| 2020 | #3,010 | 39 |
| 2010 | #3,287 | 34 |
| 2000 | #3,601 | 23 |
| 1990 | #5,258 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mikail, counting every spelling?
Mikail is a spelling of Mikael, a name family that ranked #836 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,742 for Mikail on its own. Together these spellings went to 276 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael | 176 | #1,175 | 983 |
| Mikail | 47 | #2,742 | 229 |
| Mikaeel | 22 | #4,645 | 108 |
| Mykael | 7 | #10,356 | 47 |
| Mickael | 11 | #7,512 | 42 |
| Micael | 8 | #9,426 | 41 |
| Mikaele | 5 | #13,258 | 25 |
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 Mikail?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mikail (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mikail 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 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mikail.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mikail?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Mikail are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Mikail mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Mikail by state
How common Mikail was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.8×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mikail: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mikail, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mikail
How popular is the name Mikail?
Mikail was the 2742nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2459th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 102 places. More babies were named Mikail in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mikail a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mikail in the US.
Where is Mikail most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mikail was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.