Boys' name · since 1986
Mikaele
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 158 babies named Mikaele, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,515 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
158 babies have been named Mikaele since 1986, making it today's #12515 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mikaele recorded 158 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #12515 nationally today, ahead of 10% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #14,423 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,515 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 158 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikaele ranks #14,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,515 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 158 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,515 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikaele's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mikaele compares
158 34th percentile among 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
Mikaele's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikaele | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mikaele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mikaele's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mikaele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Mikaele by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (50 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Mikaele's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Mikaele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 50 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mikaele's data
- Mikaele's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mikaele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Mikaele 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.