Mikael is an uncommon variant of Miguel that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Mikael is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,175 for boy births in the United States (and #2,415 across all names), given to 176 babies — 200 including U.S. territories. Mikael first appears in 1944 and peaked in 2023 (223 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 176 | 200 | — | #1,175 |
| 2024 | 188 | 208 | — | #1,130 |
| 2023 | 228 | 241 | #16,810 | #990 |
| 2022 | 191 | 214 | — | #1,116 |
| 2021 | 205 | 225 | — | #1,047 |
| 2020 | 186 | 214 | — | #1,075 |
| 2019 | 208 | 226 | — | #1,006 |
| 2018 | 164 | 193 | — | #1,172 |
| 2017 | 193 | 220 | — | #1,045 |
| 2016 | 223 | 247 | #12,514 | #961 |
| 2015 | 158 | 184 | — | #1,181 |
| 2014 | 157 | 184 | #14,096 | #1,222 |
| 2013 | 168 | 195 | #15,915 | #1,125 |
| 2012 | 170 | 186 | #16,247 | #1,123 |
| 2011 | 138 | 150 | #18,657 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 136 | 150 | — | #1,280 |
| 2009 | 118 | 127 | — | #1,430 |
| 2008 | 132 | 142 | — | #1,323 |
| 2007 | 132 | 137 | — | #1,309 |
| 2006 | 128 | 135 | #19,099 | #1,338 |
| 2005 | 106 | 106 | #15,803 | #1,469 |
| 2004 | 105 | 110 | #17,904 | #1,424 |
| 2003 | 99 | 99 | #17,494 | #1,416 |
| 2002 | 104 | 109 | #11,827 | #1,379 |
| 2001 | 97 | 97 | #11,698 | #1,410 |
| 2000 | 109 | 109 | #11,449 | #1,287 |
| 1999 | 120 | 120 | #6,392 | #1,221 |
| 1998 | 112 | 117 | #5,516 | #1,294 |
| 1997 | 88 | — | #10,467 | #1,382 |
| 1996 | 95 | — | #8,612 | #1,296 |
| 1995 | 104 | — | #5,604 | #1,252 |
| 1994 | 92 | — | #10,200 | #1,280 |
| 1993 | 98 | — | #7,879 | #1,212 |
| 1992 | 84 | — | #8,514 | #1,315 |
| 1991 | 96 | — | #9,927 | #1,186 |
| 1990 | 76 | — | #12,368 | #1,331 |
| 1989 | 87 | — | #9,338 | #1,213 |
| 1988 | 88 | — | #8,152 | #1,128 |
| 1987 | 72 | — | #6,619 | #1,257 |
| 1986 | 72 | — | #9,209 | #1,184 |
| 1985 | 83 | — | #5,247 | #1,122 |
| 1984 | 37 | — | #11,546 | #1,789 |
| 1983 | 55 | — | #7,090 | #1,391 |
| 1982 | 57 | — | #7,946 | #1,350 |
| 1981 | 54 | — | #9,909 | #1,368 |
| 1980 | 43 | — | — | #1,461 |
| 1979 | 45 | — | — | #1,404 |
| 1978 | 40 | — | #9,304 | #1,640 |
| 1977 | 27 | — | — | #1,887 |
| 1976 | 43 | — | #5,088 | #1,697 |
| 1975 | 24 | — | — | #1,983 |
| 1974 | 31 | — | #9,689 | #1,818 |
| 1973 | 26 | — | — | #1,762 |
| 1972 | 33 | — | #9,127 | #1,669 |
| 1971 | 17 | — | — | #2,341 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | — | #2,037 |
| 1969 | 16 | — | — | #2,196 |
| 1968 | 17 | — | — | #2,007 |
| 1967 | 18 | — | — | #1,882 |
| 1966 | 16 | — | — | #2,021 |
| 1965 | 23 | — | — | #1,655 |
| 1964 | 12 | — | — | #2,510 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,898 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | — | #2,789 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | — | #3,278 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | — | #2,637 |
| 1959 | 16 | — | — | #2,080 |
| 1958 | 13 | — | — | #2,334 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,162 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,065 |
| 1955 | 13 | — | — | #2,281 |
| 1954 | 13 | — | — | #2,280 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | — | #2,843 |
| 1952 | 16 | — | — | #1,988 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #4,076 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | — | #2,087 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | — | #2,940 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,729 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,269 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,852 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,751 |