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Mikael

Boy

Meaning of Mikael: Hebrew: 'who is like God'

Mikael is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1183rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 524th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1183

176 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#524

74 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,239

First recorded 1944 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 54 babies1982: 57 babies1983: 55 babies1984: 37 babies1985: 83 babies1986: 72 babies1987: 72 babies1988: 88 babies1989: 87 babies1990: 76 babies19901991: 96 babies1992: 84 babies1993: 98 babies1994: 92 babies1995: 104 babies1996: 95 babies1997: 88 babies1998: 112 babies1999: 120 babies2000: 109 babies20002001: 97 babies2002: 104 babies2003: 99 babies2004: 105 babies2005: 106 babies2006: 128 babies2007: 132 babies2008: 132 babies2009: 118 babies2010: 136 babies20102011: 138 babies2012: 170 babies2013: 168 babies2014: 157 babies2015: 158 babies2016: 223 babies2017: 193 babies2018: 164 babies2019: 208 babies2020: 186 babies20202021: 205 babies2022: 191 babies2023: 228 babies2024: 188 babies2025: 176 babies
US babies named Mikael per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 228.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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