Boys' name · since 1998

Mikial

17 babies named Mikial in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

17
total births
1998–2005
years on record
2000s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade

17 boys have been named Mikial since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Mikial has 17 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2005.

  • 17 total births
  • 1998–2005 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 71% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mikial's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mikial's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mikial's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mikial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 199820032005 6

Mikial by decade

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

2000s was Mikial's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Mikial births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikial?
17 babies have been named Mikial since 1998. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
When was Mikial most popular?
Mikial was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Mikial been used?
Records for Mikial go back to 1998, giving 8 years of history through 2005.
What names are similar to Mikial?
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 July 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, 1998–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mikial: Baby Name Since 1998 - 17 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mikial. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mikial 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 July 2026.