How Many People Are Named Mikal?
An estimated 3,717 people in the United States have the first name Mikal. It is used for both genders, with 84.8% male. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Mikal peaked in popularity in 1993 with 180 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mikal 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 Mikal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,717
About 1 in 92,213 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.8% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1993
180 births
Total Registered
3,894
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mikal
Mikal is predominantly male (84.8%), though 591 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mikal as a male name
Ranked #4,644 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (158 births)
Mikal as a female name
Ranked #11,787 in 2020
8 female births in 2020
Peak: 1975 (33 births)
Mikal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mikal span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,235 babies were registered. Mikal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mikal by Decade
How has Mikal 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.
Mikal by State
Birth registrations for Mikal span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Maryland. On average, about 50 Mikals were registered per state.
Mikal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mikal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mikal
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mikal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mikal?
We estimate approximately 3,717 people named Mikal 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 92,213 Americans share this first name.
Is Mikal a common name?
Mikal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,894 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mikal most popular?
Mikal reached peak popularity in 1993, when 180 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mikal is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mikal a male name?
Mikal is predominantly male. 84.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mikal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mikal Smith, Mikal Johnson, Mikal 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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