Mikel
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Godlike
- Origin
- Basque
Mikel Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 11,476 baby boys have been named Mikel. The name peaked in 2004 with 201 US births that year (rank #872). In 2024, ranked #1796 nationally — 924 places below its 2004 peak.
Top States for Mikel
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Mikel births are: California (1,104), Texas (1,006), Florida (496).
Other Basque-Origin Names Like Mikel
If you like Mikel's Basque origin, consider these related names: Abarrane, Adiran, Ager, Agurtzane, Aingeru. Browse all Basque names →
5-Letter Names Starting with M
Names with Mikel's exact length and starting letter: Mabel, Mable, Mabon, Mabuz, Mabyn.
Quick Facts About Mikel
US Popularity History (2000–2006)
Annual US births named Mikel by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2004 with 201 boys named Mikel (boy rank #872 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2006, ranked #992 for boys (188 US births). That's 120 places below its 2004 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Compare Mikel to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Mikel against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).