Unisex name · since 1941
Mikell
1,533 babies named Mikell in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,338 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1941
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,533 babies have been named Mikell since 1941, making it today's #8338 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikell has been recorded 1,533 times among boys since 1941, currently ranked #8338 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #3,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,338 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,533 born since 1941
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikell ranks #3,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,338 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,533 born since 1941, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,338 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1941
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikell's 1,533 recorded births place it above 91.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Mikell compares
1,533 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Mikell's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,533 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mikell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mikell's full recorded timeline at 1985, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mikell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Mikell popularity over time - girls
534 total births recorded since 1934 (Mikell as girls' name)
Mikell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (330 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Mikell's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Mikell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
143 births
- 1960s
1960s
138 births
- 1970s
1970s
141 births
- 1980s
1980s
185 births
- 1990s
1990s
207 births
- 2000s
2000s
330 births
- 2010s
2010s
247 births
- 2020s 94
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 330 births (22% of all-time use).
How Mikell 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 Mikell's total volume
Mikell by state
Where Mikell concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 62 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 33 | 2.2% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 18 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 8 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
62 of 1,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Mikell's data
- Mikell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 94 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Mikells (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Mikell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Mikell 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.