Mikael

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A few things about Mikael you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mikael

Mikael Lustig

Swedish association football player

Choose Mikael and your child shares a first name with Mikael Lustig, a Swedish association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mikael, like who?” Mikael Lustig's Wikipedia article is available in 40 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 9,709 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Mikael, 176 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mikael would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMikael first shows up in US birth records in 1944, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 81 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2016, when it reached #958.
• 📈Then vs nowMikael is 2.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 19,455 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 9,709.
• 🍂TrendMikael has slipped 95 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,169. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMikael is most popular in Colorado, where it ranks #680, followed by New York (#798) and California (#831). It's in the top 1,000 in 7 states.
• 💬MeaningMikael is a Scandinavian form of Michael, which means “who is like God”.

About the name Mikael

Mikael is a boy name meaning “who is like God”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ael”. US birth records list Mikael for boys from 1944 to 2025, in 81 of those 82 years. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked #958 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,169, with 176 babies.