US rank #3242 Boys' name Peak 2016 1,180 births

Mikail — #3242 US boys' name

1,180 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.

1980s521990s1732000s2932010s4422020s220
#3242
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Mikail was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

52 babies were named Mikail in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikail

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,180 babies named Mikail between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikail currently holds the #3242 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikail performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 442 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mikail shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 85 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Mikail in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikail 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 1,180 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.

Mikail at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,180

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2016

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,242

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mikail popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
52
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0102030405060 20242018201220062000199419881984 7

Mikail popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1996 (Mikail as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 200119971996 5

Mikail by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
442 births that decade — 37% of Mikail's all-time total
1980s521990s1732000s2932010s4422020s220

Mikail by state

Where Mikail concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Mikail
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
85 7.2%
#2 Texas
57 4.8%
#3 California
54 4.6%
#4 New Jersey
21 1.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
16 1.4%
#6 Florida
12 1.0%
#7 Virginia
5 0.4%
New York share of Mikail's total US births 7.2%
Even split

85 of 1,180 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikail?
1,180 babies have been named Mikail since 1984. It currently ranks #3242 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 52 births.
When was Mikail most popular?
Mikail was most popular in the 2010s decade with 442 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Mikail most popular?
The top states for the name Mikail are New York (85 births), Texas (57 births), California (54 births).
How long has the name Mikail been used?
Mikail has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mikail?
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.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.