Recorded 1968–2008 Boys' name Peak 2004 55 births

Mikol — boys' name

55 babies named Mikol in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

55 boys have been named Mikol since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2008.

55
total births
1968–2008
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Mikol was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mikol in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikol

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Mikol between 1968 and 2008, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikol currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikol performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mikol shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikol 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 55 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.

Mikol at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

55

Since 1968

41 years of records

Peak year

2004

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1968

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2008

Mikol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1968

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2004)
7
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Mikol by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 40% of Mikol's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikol?
55 babies have been named Mikol since 1968. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2004 with 7 births.
When was Mikol most popular?
Mikol was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Mikol been used?
Mikol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 41 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Mikol?
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, 1968–2008 (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.