Recorded 2002–2020 Boys' name Peak 2002 29 births

Mikhel — boys' name

29 babies named Mikhel in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

29 boys have been named Mikhel since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

29
total births
2002–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Mikhel was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mikhel in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikhel

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Mikhel between 2002 and 2020, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikhel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikhel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mikhel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikhel 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 29 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.

Mikhel at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

29

Since 2002

19 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2002

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2020

Mikhel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2002

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 20202012200920062002 8

Mikhel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 62% of Mikhel's all-time total
2000s182010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikhel?
29 babies have been named Mikhel since 2002. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Mikhel most popular?
Mikhel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Mikhel been used?
Mikhel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 19 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Mikhel?
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, 2002–2020 (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.