Mikal vs Mikael

Side-by-side comparison of Mikal and Mikael - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mikal

Boy name · Rank #4605

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Name B

Mikael

Boy name · Rank #1130

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Metric Mikal Mikael
Current Rank #4605 #1130
Total Births (all years) 3,334 5,939
Peak Year 1993 2023
Peak Year Births 158 223
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1943 1944

Births by Decade

Decade Mikal Mikael
1940s 31 34
1950s 94 130
1960s 135 137
1970s 358 278
1980s 479 571
1990s 1,071 852
2000s 700 1,085
2010s 311 1,683
2020s 155 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mikal Mikael
2014 21 150
2015 27 158
2016 28 215
2017 28 193
2018 32 164
2019 27 208
2020 29 186
2021 21 205
2022 21 191
2023 31 223
2024 22 188
2025 31 176

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1943–2025.

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