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Mikael
OriginScandinavian, Finnish, and Breton form of Michael
Meaning"who is like God?"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#1175
2025 SSA
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.
Mikael is also given to girls.
Pronounced mih-kah-EL.
As of October 2026, Mikael ranked #16796 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #5089 in 1976.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
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 |
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Mikael for boys
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Mikael on lists
Famous Mikaels
- (Lars) Mikael ÅkerfeldtBoy
Swedish singer of death metal band Opeth
- Mikael Åke PersbrandtBoy
Swedish actor
- Mikael Kaj ForssellBoy
Finnish footballer
- (Karl) Mikael SamuelssonBoy
Swedish ice hockey player
- (Carl) Mikael LustigBoy
Swedish footballer
- Mikael BacklundBoy
Swedish ice hockey player
- Mikael GranlundBoy
Finnish ice hockey player
Mikael in pop culture
- Mikael BlomkvistBoy
main character from the Millennium Trilogy
Mikael in blog posts
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