Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1993

Mikal

Meaning Mikal is a given name Gender Unisex · 15% girls Rank 2025 #3,630 Trend → Stable

Mikal is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Mikal Bridges, American basketball player Mikal Cronin, American musician and songwriter Mikal Gilmore…

Rank 2025
#3,630
among boys · ↑1,028 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
31
named Mikal · +41% vs 2024
How common
1 in 55,099
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1993
180 babies
All-time total
3,925
#2,360 all-time among boys
First recorded
1943
in Social Security records

Mikal popularity over time

3,925 babies have been named Mikal since 1943, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 22 31 53 5 – #2,783
1950s – 94 94 9 +77% #2,012
1960s 15 135 150 15 +60% #1,943
1970s 115 358 473 47 +215% #1,037
1980s 108 479 587 59 +24% #1,267
1990s 164 1,071 1,235 124 +110% #843
2000s 90 700 790 79 -36% #1,458
2010s 69 311 380 38 -52% #2,828
2020s (to 2025) 8 155 163 27 -29% #3,630

Where Mikal is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 31 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 31 0.02 outside top 500
2030 31 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Mikal

Mikal is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,630 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1943, 3,925 American babies have been named Mikal, about 85% boys and 15% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1993, when 180 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mikal stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mikal?

The median living Mikal is about 30 years old; half are between 21 and 40. An estimated 3,800 people named Mikal are alive in the United States today.

median 30 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mikal year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 31 #3,630
2024 – – 22 #4,658
2023 – – 31 #3,687
2022 – – 21 #4,804
2021 – – 21 #4,719
2020 8 #11,794 29 #3,700
2019 6 #14,994 27 #3,964
2018 9 #11,162 32 #3,494
2017 – – 28 #3,857
2016 6 #15,608 28 #3,857
2015 8 #12,635 27 #3,955
2014 5 #18,363 21 #4,645
2013 13 #8,901 41 #2,828
2012 7 #14,531 36 #3,152
2011 6 #16,140 32 #3,409
2010 9 #11,946 39 #2,991
2009 8 #13,287 41 #2,931
2008 5 #19,513 42 #2,862
2007 7 #14,958 65 #2,105
2006 13 #9,106 75 #1,835
2005 7 #14,006 65 #1,959
2004 10 #10,447 84 #1,578
2003 6 #15,147 80 #1,586
2002 7 #13,168 81 #1,541
2001 14 #7,606 82 #1,496
2000 13 #7,886 85 #1,458
1995 22 #4,631 133 #965
1990 17 #5,456 69 #1,346
1985 16 #4,789 42 #1,562
1980 13 #5,439 54 #1,267
1975 33 #2,443 25 #1,924
1970 7 #6,810 16 #2,372
1965 5 #7,193 12 #2,430
1960 – – 9 #3,013
1955 – – 8 #3,130
1950 – – 5 #4,024
1945 7 #3,912 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Mikal

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mikaël Kingsbury Mikaël Kingsbury Canadian freestyle skier (born 1992) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mikaël Silvestre Mikaël Silvestre French footballer (born 1977) Contemporary
  3. 3 Mikaël Roche Mikaël Roche Tahitian footballer (born 1982) Contemporary
  4. 4 Mikaël Cherel Mikaël Cherel French road bicycle racer b. 1986 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mikal, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mikal?

The median living Mikal is about 30 years old. Half of all living Mikals are between 21 and 40 years old.

How many people named Mikal are alive today?

An estimated 3,800 people named Mikal are alive in the United States, based on 3,925 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mikal mean?

Mikal is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Mikal Bridges, American basketball player Mikal Cronin, American musician and songwriter Mikal Gilmore, American writer and music journalist Mikal Mahdi (1983–2025), Amer

How popular is the name Mikal in 2025?

Mikal ranked #3,630 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mikal?

3,925 babies have been named Mikal in the United States since 1943, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mikal most popular?

Mikal peaked in 1993, when 180 newborns received the name.

Is Mikal a boy or girl name?

Mikal is used for both: about 15% of babies named Mikal have been girls and 85% boys.

Is the name Mikal rising or falling?

Mikal has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Mikal become more popular?

Mikal looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 31 boys named Mikal in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mikal?

Well-known people named Mikal include Mikaël Kingsbury (skier), Mikaël Silvestre (soccer player), Mikaël Roche (soccer player).

Names like Mikal

Names that sound and feel close to Mikal: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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