How Many People Are Named Mickel?
An estimated 1,688 people in the United States have the first name Mickel. It is predominantly male (97.7%). The average bearer is 49 years old, and Mickel peaked in popularity in 1957 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mickel 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 Mickel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,688
About 1 in 203,054 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.7% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1957
54 births
Total Registered
2,002
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mickel
Mickel is predominantly male (97.7%), though 47 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mickel as a male name
Ranked #10,416 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1957 (54 births)
Mickel as a female name
Ranked #14,402 in 2000
6 female births in 2000
Peak: 1977 (8 births)
Mickel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mickel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 448 babies were registered. Mickel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mickel by Decade
How has Mickel 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.
Mickel by State
Birth registrations for Mickel span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kentucky. On average, about 13 Mickels were registered per state.
Mickel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mickel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mickel
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mickel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mickel?
We estimate approximately 1,688 people named Mickel 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 203,054 Americans share this first name.
Is Mickel a common name?
Mickel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,002 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mickel most popular?
Mickel reached peak popularity in 1957, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mickel is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mickel a male name?
Mickel is predominantly male. 97.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mickel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mickel Smith, Mickel Johnson, Mickel 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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