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Mikal

Used in both girl and boy records

Mikal appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Mikal by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDMikal as a girl’s nameUS records 1945–2020
#9078girl rank1975peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMikal as a boy’s nameUS records 1943–2024
#2066boy rank1993peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Mikal in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl197533 uses#241119751945–202052 listed years
Boy1993158 uses#83919931943–202075 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.