Boys' name · since 1983

Mikiel

63 babies named Mikiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,575 of 45,481
all-time among boys
63
born since 1983
2000s
peak decade

Mikiel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 63 recorded since 1983.

Mikiel has 63 recorded births among boys since 1983, 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 1983 to 2022.

  • #20,575 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 63 born since 1983
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikiel ranks #20,575 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.

#20,575 of 45,481
all-time among boys
63
born since 1983
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mikiel's 63 recorded births place it above 54.68% 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.

Mikiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mikiel's full recorded timeline at 2005, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mikiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
456789 19831993199820002003200520062007201020142022 5

Mikiel by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (30 births, 48% of the file).

2000s was Mikiel's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Mikiel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (48% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikiel? ▼
Since 1983, Social Security records show 63 babies named Mikiel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #20,575 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 8 births.
Where does Mikiel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikiel ranks #20,575 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mikiel most popular? ▼
Mikiel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Mikiel been used? ▼
Records for Mikiel go back to 1983, giving 40 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Mikiel? ▼
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.

What to do with Mikiel's data

  • Mikiel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mikiel

Nearby Names Like Mikiel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mikiel

Mike Boy
#1231 205,861 births
Mikel Boy
#1921 11,559 births
Mikael Boy
#1171 5,939 births
Mikhail Boy
#1877 4,134 births
Mikah Boy
#1593 3,379 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Boysie
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Zeddie
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Berthel
63 births · Peak 1919
Elgar
63 births · Peak 1915
Morrill
63 births · Peak 1915
Renold
63 births · Peak 1943
Demosthenes
63 births · Peak 1923
Lenvil
63 births · Peak 1915

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mikiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1983–2022 (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 Mikiel 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.