Is Mikel a boy or girl name?
Mikel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 91 boys were named Mikel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8% of the 12,471 US babies named Mikel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,796
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mikel since 1882
- 12,471
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 224 babies
Boys and girls named Mikel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 46 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 50 | 13 | 20.6% |
| 1940s | 430 | 56 | 11.5% |
| 1950s | 1,503 | 46 | 3% |
| 1960s | 1,144 | 91 | 7.4% |
| 1970s | 1,261 | 174 | 12.1% |
| 1980s | 1,438 | 218 | 13.2% |
| 1990s | 1,699 | 221 | 11.5% |
| 2000s | 1,805 | 143 | 7.3% |
| 2010s | 1,516 | 33 | 2.1% |
| 2020s | 544 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 107 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 116 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 111 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 119 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 121 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 154 | #1,217 | 8 | #12,130 |
| 2017 | 138 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 146 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 149 | #1,229 | 5 | #18,266 |
| 2014 | 165 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 155 | #1,164 | 6 | #15,914 |
| 2012 | 157 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 159 | #1,139 | 7 | #14,336 |
| 2010 | 172 | #1,112 | 7 | #14,479 |
| 2009 | 166 | #1,116 | 9 | #12,133 |
| 2008 | 182 | #1,045 | 16 | #7,993 |
| 2007 | 184 | #1,025 | 9 | #12,338 |
| 2006 | 188 | #992 | 9 | #12,092 |
| 2005 | 181 | #966 | 12 | #9,264 |
| 2004 | 201 | #872 | 17 | #6,994 |
| 2003 | 166 | #971 | 15 | #7,465 |
| 2002 | 169 | #951 | 12 | #8,652 |
| 2001 | 180 | #879 | 21 | #5,499 |
| 2000 | 188 | #852 | 23 | #5,096 |
| 1999 | 187 | #818 | 15 | #6,737 |
| 1998 | 169 | #860 | 21 | #5,073 |
| 1997 | 159 | #877 | 27 | #4,091 |
| 1996 | 170 | #839 | 24 | #4,410 |
| 1995 | 149 | #902 | 19 | #5,159 |
| 1994 | 153 | #867 | 25 | #4,208 |
| 1993 | 189 | #762 | 24 | #4,336 |
| 1992 | 155 | #851 | 21 | #4,801 |
| 1991 | 186 | #749 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 1990 | 182 | #756 | 22 | #4,470 |
| 1989 | 198 | #699 | 26 | #3,855 |
| 1988 | 161 | #747 | 19 | #4,598 |
| 1987 | 136 | #796 | 25 | #3,593 |
| 1986 | 136 | #778 | 16 | #4,889 |
| 1985 | 157 | #702 | 14 | #5,248 |
| 1984 | 126 | #771 | 18 | #4,267 |
| 1983 | 141 | #728 | 29 | #2,957 |
| 1982 | 131 | #769 | 44 | #2,272 |
| 1981 | 126 | #777 | 11 | #6,169 |
| 1980 | 126 | #781 | 16 | #4,665 |
| 1979 | 133 | #753 | 25 | #3,301 |
| 1978 | 132 | #734 | 20 | #3,722 |
| 1977 | 130 | #750 | 21 | #3,567 |
| 1976 | 129 | #735 | 8 | #7,042 |
| 1975 | 132 | #722 | 24 | #3,020 |
| 1974 | 134 | #712 | 30 | #2,536 |
| 1973 | 106 | #775 | 11 | #5,089 |
| 1972 | 113 | #747 | 11 | #4,989 |
| 1971 | 126 | #738 | 15 | #4,061 |
| 1970 | 126 | #733 | 9 | #5,672 |
| 1969 | 120 | #716 | 22 | #2,889 |
| 1968 | 107 | #724 | 12 | #4,149 |
| 1967 | 105 | #724 | 13 | #3,778 |
| 1966 | 87 | #783 | 5 | #7,274 |
| 1965 | 103 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 109 | #739 | 16 | #3,337 |
| 1963 | 112 | #734 | 17 | #3,146 |
| 1962 | 139 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 136 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 126 | #700 | 6 | #6,166 |
| 1959 | 148 | #637 | 7 | #5,393 |
| 1958 | 178 | #581 | 6 | #5,884 |
| 1957 | 194 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 186 | #557 | 9 | #4,368 |
| 1955 | 153 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 140 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 190 | #513 | 9 | #4,138 |
| 1952 | 104 | #684 | 7 | #4,792 |
| 1951 | 116 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 94 | #710 | 8 | #4,210 |
| 1949 | 78 | #780 | 6 | #5,072 |
| 1948 | 63 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 70 | #834 | 6 | #5,120 |
| 1946 | 56 | #887 | 9 | #3,585 |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 33 | #1,166 | 6 | #4,392 |
| 1943 | 35 | #1,166 | 5 | #5,148 |
| 1942 | 23 | #1,486 | 10 | #3,138 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,805 | 7 | #3,850 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,726 | 7 | #3,745 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,937 | 5 | #4,729 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,256 | 8 | #3,301 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,035 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,521 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,872 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,447 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,046 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,038 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,674 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,092 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,747 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,396 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,586 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,447 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,488 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,279 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,112 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mikel reached #513 in 1953. As a girl name, it reached #2,272 in 1982. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mikel
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.