How Many People Are Named Mikel?
An estimated 11,278 people in the United States have the first name Mikel. It is predominantly male (92.0%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Mikel peaked in popularity in 1989 with 224 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mikel 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 Mikel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,278
About 1 in 30,391 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
92.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1989
224 births
Total Registered
12,471
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mikel
Mikel is predominantly male (92.0%), though 995 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mikel as a male name
Ranked #1,796 in 2024
91 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (201 births)
Mikel as a female name
Ranked #12,130 in 2018
8 female births in 2018
Peak: 1982 (44 births)
Mikel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mikel span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,948 babies were registered. Mikel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mikel by Decade
How has Mikel 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.
Mikel by State
Birth registrations for Mikel span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in West Virginia, Massachusetts, District of Columbia. On average, about 186 Mikels were registered per state.
Mikel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mikel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mikel
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mikel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mikel?
We estimate approximately 11,278 people named Mikel 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 30,391 Americans share this first name.
Is Mikel a common name?
Mikel is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,471 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mikel most popular?
Mikel reached peak popularity in 1989, when 224 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mikel is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mikel a male name?
Mikel is predominantly male. 92.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mikel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mikel Smith, Mikel Johnson, Mikel 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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