Mikel vs Mikhail

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

Name A

Mikel

Boy name · Rank #1788

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Name B

Mikhail

Boy name · Rank #1905

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Metric Mikel Mikhail
Current Rank #1788 #1905
Total Births (all years) 11,476 4,050
Peak Year 2004 2015
Peak Year Births 201 143
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1968

Births by Decade

Decade Mikel Mikhail
1880ss 5 —
1910ss 35 —
1920ss 46 —
1930ss 50 —
1940ss 430 —
1950ss 1,503 —
1960ss 1,144 5
1970ss 1,261 59
1980ss 1,438 469
1990ss 1,699 806
2000ss 1,805 986
2010ss 1,516 1,223
2020ss 544 502

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mikel Mikhail
2014 165 138
2015 149 143
2016 146 128
2017 138 119
2018 154 114
2019 121 97
2020 119 107
2021 111 132
2022 116 87
2023 107 93
2024 91 83

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, 1882–2024.

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