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Mikel

Used in both girl and boy records

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

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Mikel 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 RECORDMikel as a girl’s nameUS records 1934–2018
#4727girl rank1982peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMikel as a boy’s nameUS records 1882–2024
#873boy rank2004peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Mikel 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
Girl198244 uses#224919821936–201868 listed years
Boy2004201 uses#51019531882–2020100 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.