Boys' name · since 1947
Mikkel
882 babies named Mikkel in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 882
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikkel currently ranks #5441 among boys' names in America, with 882 babies recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikkel has been recorded 882 times among boys since 1947, currently ranked #5441 nationally and more common than 61% 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 1947 to 2025.
- #5,560 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,441 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 882 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikkel ranks #5,560 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,441 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 882 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 882
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikkel's 882 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mikkel compares
882 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Mikkel's all-time total is 139% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikkel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 882 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mikkel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mikkel's full recorded timeline at 1997, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mikkel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Mikkel popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 1982 (Mikkel as girls' name)
Mikkel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (246 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Mikkel's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Mikkel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 74
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
115 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
246 births
- 2010s
2010s
193 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 246 births (28% of all-time use).
How Mikkel 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 Mikkel's total volume
Mikkel by state
Where Mikkel concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 3.6% |
32 of 882 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mikkel's data
- Mikkel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (246 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mikkels (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mikkel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Mikkel 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.