The first name Mikael
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 67 boys were named Mikael, making it the 578th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 91 births (#444).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mikael with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mikael at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 176 boys born in the United States were named Mikael, the 1,175th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 223 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Mikael
34 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mikael AgricolaFinnish clergyman and de facto founder of literary Finnish (ca 1510-1557)
- Mikaël SilvestreFrench footballer (born 1977)
- Toivo Mikael KivimäkiFinnish politician (1886-1968)
- Mikaël KingsburyCanadian freestyle skier, born 1992
- Mikael ForssellFinnish footballer, born 1981
- Mikael GranlundFinnish ice hockey forward, born 1992
- Mikael UhreDanish association football player, born 1994
- Mikael SalomonDanish cinematographer and director, born 1945
- Mikael SimonsenDanish rower (1882–1950)
- Mikael HarutyunyanArmenian general, born 1946
- Mikael GabrielFinnish rapper (born 1990)
- Mikael SoisaloFinnish association football player, born 1998
Questions
- How popular is the name Mikael?
- In 2025, 67 boys born in England and Wales were named Mikael, ranking 578th. Its peak was 2022, with 91 births.
- Is Mikael a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 95% of the 6,239 US babies named Mikael since 1880 were boys.
- When was Mikael most popular?
- 2023 in the United States, when 223 babies were named Mikael, its highest rank at 990th.