Boys' name · since 1946

Mickle

Mickle has 234 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#12,051 of 45,481
all-time among boys
234
born since 1946
1960s
peak decade

Mickle sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 234 recorded since 1946.

Mickle has 234 recorded births among boys since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1985.

  • #12,051 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 234 born since 1946
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mickle ranks #12,051 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 234 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.

#12,051 of 45,481
all-time among boys
234
born since 1946
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mickle's 234 recorded births place it above 73.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mickle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mickle's full recorded timeline at 1963, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mickle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1985

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1958)
16
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
05101520 1946195519591963196719711985 5

Mickle by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (102 births, 44% of the file).

1960s was Mickle's strongest decade.

102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Mickle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 102 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mickle? ▼
Mickle has been given to 234 babies in the U.S. since 1946, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #12,051 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1985. 16 babies were born in 1958, its single highest year.
Where does Mickle sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mickle ranks #12,051 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mickle most popular? ▼
Mickle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Mickle been used? ▼
Records for Mickle go back to 1946, giving 40 years of history through 1985.
What names are similar to Mickle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Michael, Micheal, Micah, Mickey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mickle's data

  • Mickle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mickle

Nearby Names Like Mickle

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mickle

Michael Boy
#21 4,426,753 births
Micheal Boy
#1401 154,719 births
Micah Boy
#90 119,571 births
Mickey Boy
#2039 27,627 births
Michel Boy
#4544 10,539 births

Compare Mickle side by side: Mickle vs Michael Mickle vs Micheal Mickle vs Micah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mickle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1946–1985 (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 Mickle 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.