Mikey vs Mikel

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

Name A

Mikey

Boy name · Rank #2972

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Name B

Mikel

Boy name · Rank #1778

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Metric Mikey Mikel
Current Rank #2972 #1778
Total Births (all years) 1,572 11,559
Peak Year 2025 2004
Peak Year Births 50 201
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Mikey Mikel
1880s - 5
1910s - 35
1920s 7 46
1930s 33 50
1940s 24 430
1950s 112 1,503
1960s 51 1,144
1970s 120 1,261
1980s 121 1,438
1990s 238 1,699
2000s 271 1,805
2010s 363 1,516
2020s 232 627

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mikey Mikel
2014 33 165
2015 32 149
2016 28 146
2017 41 138
2018 34 154
2019 35 121
2020 34 120
2021 34 111
2022 42 116
2023 30 107
2024 42 92
2025 50 81

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, 1922–2025.

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