How Many People Are Named Maikel?
An estimated 288 people in the United States have the first name Maikel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Maikel peaked in popularity in 2024 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maikel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maikel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
288
About 1 in 1,190,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
34 births
Total Registered
290
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maikel
Maikel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 290 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Maikel as a male name
Ranked #3,424 in 2024
34 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (34 births)
Maikel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maikel span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 118 babies were registered. Maikel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Maikel by Decade
How has Maikel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maikel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maikel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maikel
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Maikel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maikel?
We estimate approximately 288 people named Maikel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,190,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Maikel a common name?
Maikel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 290 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maikel most popular?
Maikel reached peak popularity in 2024, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maikel is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maikel a male name?
Maikel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maikel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maikel Smith, Maikel Johnson, Maikel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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