Recorded 1970–2022 Unisex name Peak 2019 66 births

Mikele — boys' name

66 babies named Mikele in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161990s52000s162010s182020s11

The verdict

66 boys have been named Mikele since 1970, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

66
total births
1970–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Mikele was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mikele in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikele

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Mikele between 1970 and 2022, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikele currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Mikele is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 65 additional births since 1971.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikele performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mikele shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikele 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 66 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.

Mikele at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

66

Since 1970

53 years of records

Peak year

2019

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1970

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2022

Mikele popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1970

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2019)
7
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202220202019201720122005200420021994197919771970 5

Mikele popularity over time — girls

65 total births recorded since 1971 (Mikele as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 65 births
45678910 2002200119991996199419931978197519721971 7

Mikele by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 27% of Mikele's all-time total
1970s161990s52000s162010s182020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikele?
66 babies have been named Mikele since 1970. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2019 with 7 births.
When was Mikele most popular?
Mikele was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Is Mikele a unisex name?
Yes, Mikele is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 66 births, and as a girl's name it has 65 births.
How long has the name Mikele been used?
Mikele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 53 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Mikele?
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, 1970–2022 (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.