Unisex name · since 1944
Mikael
5,939 babies named Mikael in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,601 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,171 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,939
- born since 1944
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mikael is the #1171 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 5,939 recorded since 1944.
Mikael has 5,939 recorded births among boys since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1171 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, 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 1944 to 2025.
- #1,601 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,171 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,939 born since 1944
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikael ranks #1,601 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,171 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,939 born since 1944, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,601 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,171 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,939
- born since 1944
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mikael's 5,939 recorded births place it above 96.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mikael compares
5,939 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Mikael's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,939 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 223 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mikael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mikael splits its recorded history at 1985: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 223 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mikael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 223
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Mikael popularity over time - girls
300 total births recorded since 1972 (Mikael as girls' name)
Mikael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,683 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Mikael's strongest decade.
1,683 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Mikael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 130
1950s
130 births
- 1960s 137
1960s
137 births
- 1970s 278
1970s
278 births
- 1980s 571
1980s
571 births
- 1990s
1990s
852 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,085 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,683 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,169 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,683 births (28% of all-time use).
How Mikael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mikael's total volume
Mikael by state
Where Mikael concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 828 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 583 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 427 | 7.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 417 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 152 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 129 | 2.2% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 113 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 98 | 1.7% |
828 of 5,939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Mikael appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mikael's data
- Mikael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,683 total births) through the 2020s (1,169) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mikaels (828 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mikael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1944–2025 (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 Mikael 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.