Is Mikael a boy or girl name?
Mikael is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 187 boys were named Mikael, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.9% of the 6,061 US babies named Mikael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,132
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mikael since 1944
- 6,061
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 228 babies
Boys and girls named Mikael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 130 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 278 | 28 | 9.2% |
| 1980s | 571 | 77 | 11.9% |
| 1990s | 852 | 113 | 11.7% |
| 2000s | 1,085 | 45 | 4% |
| 2010s | 1,683 | 32 | 1.9% |
| 2020s | 991 | 5 | 0.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 187 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 223 | #989 | 5 | #16,796 |
| 2022 | 191 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 204 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 186 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 208 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 164 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 193 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 215 | #961 | 8 | #12,513 |
| 2015 | 158 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 150 | #1,222 | 7 | #14,093 |
| 2013 | 162 | #1,125 | 6 | #15,910 |
| 2012 | 164 | #1,123 | 6 | #16,245 |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,293 | 5 | #18,656 |
| 2010 | 136 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 118 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 132 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 132 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 123 | #1,338 | 5 | #19,098 |
| 2005 | 100 | #1,469 | 6 | #15,800 |
| 2004 | 100 | #1,424 | 5 | #17,903 |
| 2003 | 94 | #1,416 | 5 | #17,493 |
| 2002 | 96 | #1,379 | 8 | #11,827 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,410 | 8 | #11,698 |
| 2000 | 101 | #1,287 | 8 | #11,449 |
| 1999 | 104 | #1,221 | 16 | #6,392 |
| 1998 | 93 | #1,294 | 19 | #5,516 |
| 1997 | 80 | #1,382 | 8 | #10,467 |
| 1996 | 85 | #1,296 | 10 | #8,612 |
| 1995 | 87 | #1,252 | 17 | #5,604 |
| 1994 | 84 | #1,280 | 8 | #10,200 |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,213 | 11 | #7,877 |
| 1992 | 74 | #1,315 | 10 | #8,513 |
| 1991 | 88 | #1,186 | 8 | #9,927 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,331 | 6 | #12,368 |
| 1989 | 79 | #1,213 | 8 | #9,338 |
| 1988 | 79 | #1,128 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 1987 | 61 | #1,257 | 11 | #6,619 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,184 | 7 | #9,209 |
| 1985 | 69 | #1,122 | 14 | #5,247 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,790 | 5 | #11,546 |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,391 | 9 | #7,089 |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,350 | 8 | #7,945 |
| 1981 | 48 | #1,368 | 6 | #9,909 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 45 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,640 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,889 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,697 | 12 | #5,089 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,819 | 5 | #9,691 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,669 | 5 | #9,127 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,196 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 17 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,899 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,786 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,276 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,080 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,335 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,162 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,279 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,843 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,076 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,940 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,729 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,270 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,851 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,751 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mikael reached #961 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #5,089 in 1976. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mikael
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.