Is Mikal a boy or girl name?
Mikal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 22 boys were named Mikal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 15.2% of the 3,894 US babies named Mikal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,644
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mikal since 1943
- 3,894
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 180 babies
Boys and girls named Mikal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 31 | 22 | 41.5% |
| 1950s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 135 | 15 | 10% |
| 1970s | 358 | 115 | 24.3% |
| 1980s | 479 | 108 | 18.4% |
| 1990s | 1,071 | 164 | 13.3% |
| 2000s | 700 | 90 | 11.4% |
| 2010s | 311 | 69 | 18.2% |
| 2020s | 124 | 8 | 6.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,644 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,684 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,803 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,719 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,699 | 8 | #11,787 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,963 | 6 | #14,990 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,493 | 9 | #11,156 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,857 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,856 | 6 | #15,604 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,955 | 8 | #12,633 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,644 | 5 | #18,362 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,827 | 13 | #8,899 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,151 | 7 | #14,531 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,408 | 6 | #16,140 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,991 | 9 | #11,943 |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,931 | 8 | #13,285 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,862 | 5 | #19,509 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,105 | 7 | #14,958 |
| 2006 | 75 | #1,835 | 13 | #9,106 |
| 2005 | 65 | #1,959 | 7 | #14,006 |
| 2004 | 84 | #1,578 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2003 | 80 | #1,586 | 6 | #15,146 |
| 2002 | 81 | #1,541 | 7 | #13,168 |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,496 | 14 | #7,605 |
| 2000 | 85 | #1,458 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 1999 | 120 | #1,111 | 12 | #8,051 |
| 1998 | 94 | #1,283 | 13 | #7,397 |
| 1997 | 128 | #1,003 | 21 | #4,952 |
| 1996 | 102 | #1,160 | 16 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 133 | #965 | 22 | #4,631 |
| 1994 | 132 | #961 | 20 | #4,967 |
| 1993 | 158 | #843 | 22 | #4,614 |
| 1992 | 76 | #1,299 | 13 | #6,911 |
| 1991 | 59 | #1,495 | 8 | #9,928 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,346 | 17 | #5,456 |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,785 | 12 | #6,809 |
| 1988 | 45 | #1,607 | 21 | #4,265 |
| 1987 | 48 | #1,497 | 15 | #5,233 |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,375 | 11 | #6,433 |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,562 | 16 | #4,789 |
| 1984 | 46 | #1,415 | 9 | #7,193 |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,351 | 5 | #11,644 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,354 | 6 | #9,910 |
| 1980 | 54 | #1,267 | 13 | #5,439 |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,164 | 9 | #7,103 |
| 1978 | 71 | #1,037 | 14 | #4,842 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,234 | 15 | #4,567 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,253 | 17 | #3,903 |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,924 | 33 | #2,444 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,871 | 20 | #3,392 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,182 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,372 | 7 | #6,808 |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,025 | 5 | #8,246 |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,943 | 5 | #7,786 |
| 1967 | 16 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,916 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,431 | 5 | #7,192 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,093 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,387 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,014 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,192 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,453 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,129 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,286 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,579 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,557 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,639 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,852 | 8 | #3,886 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,912 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,783 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mikal reached #843 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #2,444 in 1975. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mikal
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.