Recorded 1986–2025 Boys' name Peak 2000 158 births

Mikaele — boys' name

158 babies named Mikaele in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

158 boys have been named Mikaele since 1986, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

158
total births
1986–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Mikaele was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mikaele in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikaele

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Mikaele between 1986 and 2025, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikaele currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikaele performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mikaele shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikaele 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 158 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.

Mikaele at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

158

Since 1986

40 years of records

Peak year

2000

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1986

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2025

Mikaele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1986

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Mikaele by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 32% of Mikaele's all-time total
1980s61990s352000s502010s422020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikaele?
158 babies have been named Mikaele since 1986. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2000 with 9 births.
When was Mikaele most popular?
Mikaele was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Mikaele been used?
Mikaele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 40 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mikaele?
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, 1986–2025 (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.