Boys' name · since 2000
Maikel
311 babies named Maikel in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,817 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maikel is the #4817 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 311 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maikel has been recorded 311 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #4817 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #10,371 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,817 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 311 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maikel ranks #10,371 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,817 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 311 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,817 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maikel's 311 recorded births place it above 77.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Maikel compares
311 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maikel's all-time total is 16% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maikel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 311 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maikel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maikel's full recorded timeline at 2015, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maikel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Maikel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (139 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Maikel's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Maikel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 55
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 139 births (45% of all-time use).
Maikel by state
Where Maikel concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
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What to do with Maikel's data
- Florida records the most Maikels (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maikel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maikel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.