Boys' name · since 2007

Mikaal

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.

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

Mikaal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 2007.

Mikaal has 38 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2023.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mikaal's 38 recorded births place it above 47% 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.

Mikaal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mikaal's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mikaal popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
456789 200720162018201920212023 7

Mikaal by decade

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

2010s was Mikaal's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Mikaal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (53% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikaal?
Mikaal has been given to 38 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 8 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
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?
Records for Mikaal go back to 2007, giving 17 years of history 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.

What to do with Mikaal's data

  • Mikaal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2007–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mikaal: Baby Name Since 2007 - 38 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mikaal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mikaal 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 July 2026.