Mikkel is a rare variant of Miguel that peaked in 2004 and has grown less common since.
Mikkel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,530 for boy births in the United States (and #11,675 across all names), given to 17 babies. Mikkel first appears in 1947 and peaked in 2004 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,530 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,700 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,838 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,158 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,720 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,514 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,282 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,690 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,549 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,960 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,002 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,188 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,915 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,971 |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,309 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,632 |
| 2009 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,379 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,490 |
| 2007 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,662 |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,746 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,900 |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,339 |
| 2003 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,418 |
| 2002 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,526 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,933 |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,162 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,230 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,801 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | — | #4,604 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,833 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #12,806 | #7,531 |
| 1994 | 23 | — | #11,351 | #4,033 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | — | #4,610 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | — | #4,766 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | — | #3,416 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | — | #3,555 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | — | #5,059 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #11,272 | #4,087 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | — | #4,472 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,801 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | — | #4,243 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | #2,904 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | — | #3,175 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #11,648 | #4,863 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | — | #3,346 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | — | #4,038 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | — | #2,980 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | — | #3,763 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | — | #3,314 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,276 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | — | #3,180 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | — | #3,739 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | — | #3,948 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,446 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | — | #3,803 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | — | #4,049 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,087 |