Recorded 2007–2023 Boys' name Peak 2018 38 births

Mikaal — boys' name

38 babies named Mikaal in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

38 boys have been named Mikaal since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

38
total births
2007–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Mikaal was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mikaal in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikaal

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Mikaal between 2007 and 2023, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikaal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikaal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mikaal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikaal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mikaal at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

38

Since 2007

17 years of records

Peak year

2018

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2007

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mikaal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2007

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Mikaal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 53% of Mikaal's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikaal?
38 babies have been named Mikaal since 2007. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 8 births.
When was Mikaal most popular?
Mikaal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Mikaal been used?
Mikaal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 17 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mikaal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mike, Mikel, Mikael, Mikhail, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.