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Mikael

Mikael holds the #1169 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 176 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2016 (#958 nationally, 215 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1944. The name's biggest fan base is in Colorado (#680 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1169
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#958
in 2016 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
176
boys named Mikael

Mikael popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.007%0.011%0.014%18801900192019401960198020002020#958 in 2016
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2016

Where Mikael is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025MI—New York: #798 (17 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#798Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025IA—Illinois: #935 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#935Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: #915 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#915Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025CT—California: #831 (29 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#831Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025UT—Colorado: #680 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#680Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025WV—Virginia: #1089 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)VA#1089Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025AL—Georgia: #990 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#990Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mikael in 2025HI—Texas: #974 (24 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#974Florida: #1009 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1009
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Colorado (#680), New York (#798), California (#831)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Mikael in the most recent year of SSA data.

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