Boy or Girl

Is Mickel a boy or girl name?

Mickel was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 2,002 US babies named Mickel were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Mickel since 1914
2,002
Most popular year
1957
54 babies
Babies named Mickel each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Mickel from 1914 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.015304560192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Mickel, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s600%
1920s2600%
1930s3100%
1940s13100%
1950s44800%
1960s35800%
1970s280134.4%
1980s15863.7%
1990s213229.4%
2000s17763.3%
2010s9600%
2020s3100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20237#10,4160–
20227#10,4980–
20219#8,6030–
20208#9,2590–
20190–0–
20188#9,3670–
20176#11,7130–
201614#6,2350–
201512#6,9480–
201411#7,3730–
20138#9,3760–
201214#6,2060–
201112#6,8700–
201011#7,4160–
200914#6,3160–
200832#3,4710–
200717#5,3510–
200613#6,3470–
200513#6,1040–
200416#5,1730–
200316#4,9680–
200211#6,3790–
200126#3,3790–
200019#4,1616#14,402
199917#4,2720–
199826#3,0660–
199717#3,9940–
199618#3,7790–
199522#3,1590–
199421#3,2966#12,849
199319#3,4585#14,964
199229#2,5075#14,721
199126#2,6590–
199018#3,4136#12,365
198910#5,0586#11,812
198815#3,4670–
198714#3,4560–
198615#3,2230–
198515#3,1690–
198411#3,8460–
198316#2,8750–
198216#2,9280–
198125#2,1230–
198021#2,4180–
197921#2,3480–
197822#2,1770–
197725#1,9838#7,310
197625#1,9735#10,293
197534#1,5540–
197425#1,8700–
197328#1,6880–
197226#1,7520–
197133#1,5090–
197041#1,3100–
196938#1,2930–
196832#1,3790–
196733#1,3320–
196632#1,3590–
196532#1,3710–
196437#1,3040–
196338#1,2680–
196236#1,3050–
196133#1,3980–
196047#1,1490–
195952#1,0760–
195849#1,1010–
195754#1,0380–
195652#1,0490–
195542#1,1590–
195453#1,0340–
195351#1,0210–
195243#1,1310–
195128#1,4230–
195024#1,5240–
194930#1,3340–
194822#1,5930–
194714#2,1400–
194612#2,2310–
194511#2,2110–
194417#1,7150–
19436#3,4420–
19428#2,8720–
19416#3,3860–
19405#3,7840–
19390–0–
193810#2,4290–
19375#3,8600–
19360–0–
19350–0–
19346#3,5510–
193310#2,4850–
19320–0–
19310–0–
19300–0–
19290–0–
19286#3,9950–
19270–0–
19260–0–
19250–0–
19246#4,1820–
19230–0–
19220–0–
19217#3,7660–
19207#3,7120–
19190–0–
19180–0–
19170–0–
19160–0–
19150–0–
19146#3,1400–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Mickel reached #1,021 in 1953. As a girl name, it reached #7,310 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Mickel

Compare Mickel with another nameTry Mickel with your surnameTop names of 1957More names starting with M

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.