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Mikael

/məˈkeɪl/ · 95% boys · 176 born in 2025

Mikael has been given to about 6,239 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/məˈkeɪl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,936
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mikael per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 228
  • Born in 2025176
  • All time6,239
  • England & Wales, 2025#583 · 67

How popular is Mikael?

Its best year was 2023, when 228 babies were given the name, ranking 990th. The typical living American called Mikael is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Colorado, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Mikael

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Misael0.88
  2. Mikel0.82
  3. Michael0.79
  4. Mykel0.74
  5. Miguel0.70
  6. Michel0.70
  7. Kael0.70
  8. Mikhail0.68

Middle names for Mikael

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mikael Paul0.77
  2. Mikael John0.77
  3. Mikael Blake0.76
  4. Mikael Wade0.76
  5. Mikael Ross0.76
  6. Mikael Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Mikael

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yehudabrother · 0.98
  2. Yousefbrother · 0.97
  3. Rivkasister · 0.97
  4. Andiesister · 0.97
  5. Samirasister · 0.97
  6. Francobrother · 0.97

Where Mikael is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Colorado0.01%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. California0.01%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mikael Anderson0.77
  2. Mikael White0.72
  3. Mikael Nguyen0.72
  4. Mikael Hill0.72
  5. Mikael Hall0.72
  6. Mikael Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mikael

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mikael across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.