Mikel
The Basque form of Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el, a question meaning who is like God? In the United States it also turns up as a respelling of Michael.
Mikel in 2025
Mikel was given to 81 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,104th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 40,930 babies born.
The history of Mikel
Mikel reached its highest point in 1989, when 224 babies were given the name, ranking 1,477th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,117th, in 1953.
Across the 144 years of records since 1882, 12,554 babies have been named Mikel. Half of them were born before 1988, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Mikel by decade
| Decade | Babies named Mikel | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 1,930 |
| 1910s | 35 | 4,843 |
| 1920s | 46 | 6,065 |
| 1930s | 63 | 3,130 |
| 1940s | 486 | 1,675 |
| 1950s | 1,549 | 1,117 |
| 1960s | 1,235 | 1,508 |
| 1970s | 1,435 | 1,421 |
| 1980s | 1,656 | 1,477 |
| 1990s | 1,920 | 1,591 |
| 2000s | 1,948 | 1,769 |
| 2010s | 1,549 | 2,377 |
| 2020s | 627 | 3,089 |
Where Mikel is heading
Mikel has fallen 47% over the past decade, from 154 babies in 2015 to 81 in 2025.
Names like Mikel
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Mikel.