Mikal Boy
How popular is Mikal?
#3,582 boy name in 2025
31 baby boys were named Mikal in the US in 2025, making it the 3582nd most popular boy name.
Mikal popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,582 for boys (▲ 985 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 31 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,881 in 2015, #3,650 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1993 (158 boys) |
| Highest rank | #838 in 1993 |
| First recorded | 1943 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 90% boys, 10% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mikal counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mikel family of names ranked #788 for boys in 2025 (#819 the year before), with 294 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mikel | 81 | 28% |
| Mykel | 70 | 24% |
| Mikail | 47 | 16% |
| Mikal | 31 | 11% |
| Mykell | 12 | 4% |
| Mikkel | 17 | 6% |
| Mikell | 9 | 3% |
| Mykal | 10 | 3% |
| Mikeal | 5 | 2% |
| Mickel | 7 | 2% |
| Mikale | 5 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mikal is most popular
Babies named Mikal per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Mikal by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 31 | #2,632 |
| 1950s | 94 | #1,957 |
| 1960s | 135 | #1,893 |
| 1970s | 358 | #1,034 |
| 1980s | 479 | #1,258 |
| 1990s | 1,071 | #838 |
| 2000s | 700 | #1,444 |
| 2010s | 311 | #2,802 |
| 2020s | 155 | #3,582 |
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Questions
- Is Mikal a boy or girl name?
- Mikal is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Mikal were boys.
- How popular is the name Mikal?
- 31 baby boys were named Mikal in the US in 2025, making it the 3582nd most popular boy name.
- When was Mikal most popular?
- Mikal peaked in 1993, when 158 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #838 in 1993.
- How many people are named Mikal?
- 3,925 babies have been named Mikal in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,736 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
- Where is Mikal most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mikal was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.