How popular is the name Mikel?

Mikel ranks 869th among boys' names in US records, with 16,770 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,503.

Is Mikel a unisex name?

No. Mikel is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2004, when 251 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Mickel, Mikell, Mickle. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#869 of boy names

Pronounced M IH1 K AH0 L (ARPABET)

Mikel is a boys' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 16,770 children — the 869th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 32% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2004, when 251 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Mickel, Mikell and Mickle — because they are pronounced identically.

2004Boys: 251Girls: 28

These spellings sound identical to Mikel and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Mikel?: Mikel ranks 869th among boys' names in US records, with 16,770 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,503.
Is Mikel a unisex name?: No. Mikel is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Mikel most popular?: 2004, when 251 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Mikel spelled?: Mickel, Mikell, Mickle. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.