Boys' name · since 1984
Mikail
1,228 babies named Mikail in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,751 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,228
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mikail currently ranks #2751 among boys' names in America, with 1,228 babies recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikail has been recorded 1,228 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #2751 nationally and more common than 80% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #4,506 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,751 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,228 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikail ranks #4,506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,751 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,228 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,751 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,228
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mikail's 1,228 recorded births place it above 90.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mikail compares
1,228 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Mikail's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikail | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,228 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mikail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mikail's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mikail popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Mikail popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1996 (Mikail as girls' name)
Mikail by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (442 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Mikail's strongest decade.
442 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mikail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 173
1990s
173 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s
2010s
442 births
- 2020s
2020s
268 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 442 births (36% of all-time use).
How Mikail 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 Mikail's total volume
Mikail by state
Where Mikail concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 91 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 60 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 57 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 21 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
91 of 1,228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Mikail's data
- Mikail's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (442 total births) through the 2020s (268) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mikails (91 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mikail: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Mikail 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.