Mikel Boy
How popular is Mikel?
#1,919 boy name in 2025
81 baby boys were named Mikel in the US in 2025, making it the 1919th most popular boy name.
Mikel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,919 for boys (▼ 143 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 81 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,228 in 2015, #1,437 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (201 boys) |
| Highest rank | #509 in 1953 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mikel 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 Mikel is most popular
Babies named Mikel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (66 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (65 boys)
Mikel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #942 |
| 1910s | 35 | #2,388 |
| 1920s | 46 | #2,948 |
| 1930s | 50 | #1,879 |
| 1940s | 430 | #778 |
| 1950s | 1,503 | #509 |
| 1960s | 1,144 | #657 |
| 1970s | 1,261 | #710 |
| 1980s | 1,438 | #694 |
| 1990s | 1,699 | #743 |
| 2000s | 1,805 | #848 |
| 2010s | 1,516 | #1,108 |
| 2020s | 627 | #1,437 |
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Questions
- Is Mikel a boy or girl name?
- Mikel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Mikel were boys.
- How popular is the name Mikel?
- 81 baby boys were named Mikel in the US in 2025, making it the 1919th most popular boy name.
- When was Mikel most popular?
- Mikel peaked in 2004, when 201 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #509 in 1953.
- How many people are named Mikel?
- 12,554 babies have been named Mikel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,210 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
- Where is Mikel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mikel was most common in Florida, at 0.1 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.