Mikal vs Mike

Side-by-side comparison of Mikal and Mike - 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

Mike

Boy name · Rank #1009

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Metric Mikal Mike
Current Rank #4605 #1009
Total Births (all years) 3,334 205,861
Peak Year 1993 1960
Peak Year Births 158 12,045
Peak Decade 1990s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1943 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mikal Mike
1880s - 779
1890s - 828
1900s - 1,281
1910s - 7,942
1920s - 9,076
1930s - 8,028
1940s 31 34,645
1950s 94 48,345
1960s 135 71,456
1970s 358 10,304
1980s 479 3,509
1990s 1,071 3,287
2000s 700 3,120
2010s 311 2,130
2020s 155 1,131

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mikal Mike
2014 21 216
2015 27 196
2016 28 190
2017 28 219
2018 32 171
2019 27 176
2020 29 168
2021 21 161
2022 21 211
2023 31 206
2024 22 222
2025 31 163

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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