Mikael
About Mikael
This variation of Michael is very popular in Iceland and Puerto Rico, but has only made the cut for the US Top 1000 two separate years —2016 and 2023. Angel-esque boy names ending in L trended upwards last year, meaning we may see some more little Mikaels around soon.
Pronounced mih-kah-EL.
As of October 2026, Mikael ranked #1175 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #961 in 2016.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,222 | 150 | 78.1 |
| 2015 | #1,181 | 158 | 82.4 |
| 2016 | #961 | 215 | 113.3 |
| 2017 | #1,045 | 193 | 104.3 |
| 2018 | #1,172 | 164 | 90.3 |
| 2019 | #1,006 | 208 | 115.9 |
| 2020 | #1,075 | 186 | 107.8 |
| 2021 | #1,051 | 204 | 116.6 |
| 2022 | #1,116 | 191 | 109.4 |
| 2023 | #989 | 223 | 130.4 |
| 2024 | #1,132 | 187 | 108.5 |
| 2025 | #1,175 | 176 | 103 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Isaias
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- Darien
- Zavier
- Aleksei
- Jona
- Mattias
- Demetri
- Josue
- Aleksandr
- Aarav
- Azair
- Aron
- Kairos
- Alvaro
- Arjun
- Makeo
- Elia
Mikael on lists
Famous Mikaels
- (Lars) Mikael Åkerfeldt
Swedish singer of death metal band Opeth
- Mikael Åke Persbrandt
Swedish actor
- Mikael Kaj Forssell
Finnish footballer
- (Karl) Mikael Samuelsson
Swedish ice hockey player
- (Carl) Mikael Lustig
Swedish footballer
- Mikael Backlund
Swedish ice hockey player
- Mikael Granlund
Finnish ice hockey player
Mikael in pop culture
- Mikael Blomkvist
main character from the Millennium Trilogy