Mikel
Meaning
“Basque and Spanish form of Michael, traditionally 'who is like God'”
Mikel around the world
One shared root links 16 names across 6 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Mikha'el "who is like God?", the rhetorical question borne by the archangel
The constellation
11 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mikel peaked in the 1950s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
469 people · the #13,990 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 15
Among people named Mikel living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 53 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Mikel
People given the name Mikel in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Mikel deep dive
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