Boys' name · since 1994
Mikaeel
Mikaeel has 372 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,429 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,616 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
372 babies have been named Mikaeel since 1994, making it today's #4616 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikaeel has been recorded 372 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #4616 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #9,429 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,616 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 372 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikaeel ranks #9,429 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,616 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 372 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,429 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,616 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mikaeel's 372 recorded births place it above 79.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mikaeel compares
372 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Mikaeel's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikaeel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 372 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mikaeel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mikaeel splits its recorded history at 2015: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mikaeel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Mikaeel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (200 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Mikaeel's strongest decade.
200 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Mikaeel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
200 births
- 2020s
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 200 births (54% of all-time use).
Mikaeel by state
Where Mikaeel concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 26 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.7% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.3% |
26 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Mikaeel's data
- Mikaeel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (200 total births) through the 2020s (132) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mikaeels (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mikaeel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Mikaeel 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.