Mikel
Mikel was the 1930th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 513th; the most babies were born in 2004 (201). Over the last ten years it has moved down 701 places. More babies were named Mikel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,930 boys, down 483 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 81boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004201 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,554babies recorded
Mikel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 995 since 1936.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,930 | 81 |
| 2020 | #1,447 | 120 |
| 2010 | #1,112 | 172 |
| 2000 | #852 | 188 |
| 1990 | #756 | 182 |
| 1980 | #781 | 126 |
| 1970 | #733 | 126 |
| 1960 | #700 | 126 |
| 1950 | #710 | 94 |
| 1940 | #1,726 | 17 |
| 1930 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1920 | #3,396 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mikel, counting every spelling?
Mikel is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #829 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,930 for Mikel 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 Mikel?
81 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mikel (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mikel 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 103 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mikel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mikel?
About 10,200 people born in the US named Mikel are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 19 and 53. That makes Mikel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Mikel by state
How common Mikel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.8×). In 39 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 Mikel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mikel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mikel
How popular is the name Mikel?
Mikel was the 1930th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 513th; the most babies were born in 2004 (201). Over the last ten years it has moved down 701 places. More babies were named Mikel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mikel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mikel in the US.
Where is Mikel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mikel was most common in Florida (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Texas.