Mikael

Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Hebrew — Scandinavian form of Michael

Boy's name · #1175 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Mikael reached its best rank, #961, in 2016 and ranked #1175 in 2025. Roughly 5,900 boys have been named Mikael since 1944.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#30 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #32 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #62 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #157 in Norway (2025) · #220 in Sweden (2025) · #368 in Poland (2025) · #373 in Canada (2025) · #578 in England & Wales (2025) · #769 in Netherlands (2025) · #773 in Switzerland (2025) · #799 in Belgium (2025) · #880 in Italy (2024) and 6 more.

Famous Mikaels

Mikael Agricola — 16th-century Finnish clergyman and the official founder of literary Finnish (c. 1510–1557)
Mikaël Silvestre — French footballer (born 1977)
Mikael Lustig — Swedish footballer (born 1986)
Mikael Antonsson — Swedish footballer (born 1981)
Mikaël Kingsbury — Canadian freestyle skier (born 1992)
Mikael Persbrandt — Swedish actor (born 1963)
Mikael Forssell — Finnish footballer (born 1981)
Mikael Nalbandian — Armenian writer and revolutionary (1829–1866)

In stories & tradition

Mikael Blomkvist — Millennium (novel series)

What Mikaels become

Among 929 notable people named Mikael:

Sports figures appear 1.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer (born 1977).

Similar names: Joziah · Mikhail · Malikai · Mattias · Kalel · Yael

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