US rank #2918 Boys' name Peak 2020 1,115 births

Mikhael — #2918 US boys' name

1,115 babies named Mikhael in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2918
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Mikhael was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

65 babies were named Mikhael in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikhael

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,115 babies named Mikhael between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikhael currently holds the #2918 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikhael performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 391 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Mikhael shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 102 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Mikhael in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikhael 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 1,115 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.

Mikhael at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,115

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2020

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,918

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mikhael popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
65
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751963 6

Mikhael popularity over time — girls

8 total births recorded since 1991 (Mikhael as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 8 births
8 1991 8

Mikhael by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
391 births that decade — 35% of Mikhael's all-time total
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Mikhael by state

Where Mikhael concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Mikhael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
102 9.1%
#2 Texas
71 6.4%
#3 Florida
61 5.5%
#4 New York
54 4.8%
#5 Illinois
11 1.0%
#6 New Jersey
7 0.6%
#7 Georgia
5 0.4%
California share of Mikhael's total US births 9.1%
Even split

102 of 1,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikhael?
1,115 babies have been named Mikhael since 1963. It currently ranks #2918 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 65 births.
When was Mikhael most popular?
Mikhael was most popular in the 2010s decade with 391 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Mikhael most popular?
The top states for the name Mikhael are California (102 births), Texas (71 births), Florida (61 births).
How long has the name Mikhael been used?
Mikhael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mikhael?
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, 1963–2024 (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.