Recorded 1950–1999 Boys' name Peak 1977 111 births

Mikle — boys' name

111 babies named Mikle in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s451960s351970s201990s11

The verdict

111 boys have been named Mikle since 1950, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1999.

111
total births
1950–1999
years on record
1950s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Mikle was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mikle in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikle

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Mikle between 1950 and 1999, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikle performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mikle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikle 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 111 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.

Mikle at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

111

Since 1950

50 years of records

Peak year

1977

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1950

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1999

Mikle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1950

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1977)
9
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
45678910 1999197719661961195619511950 5

Mikle by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
45 births that decade — 41% of Mikle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikle?
111 babies have been named Mikle since 1950. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1977 with 9 births.
When was Mikle most popular?
Mikle was most popular in the 1950s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Mikle been used?
Mikle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 50 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Mikle?
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, 1950–1999 (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.