Mikael
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning who is like god; Scandinavian form of Michael.
How Mikael has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #960 |
| 2023 | #989 |
Mikael by the numbers
In 2025, 67 babies in England and Wales were named Mikael. In the US, 190 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 214 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Michael
Like Mikael, each of these traces back to Michael: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Miguelwho is like god; form of Michael2,266 in the US (2017)
- Michellewho is like god; feminine form of Michael1,421 in the US (2017)
- Michaelawho is like God; feminine form of Michael599 in the US (2017)
- Michealwho is like god; alternate spelling of Michael241 in the US (2017)
- Micaelawho is like god; feminine form of Michael239 in the US (2017)
- Mikewho is like god; a form of Michael218 in the US (2017)
- Mishawho is like God; a form of Michael24 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mickeywho is like God; form of Michael107 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mikael. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Misaelwho is like god; a form of michael243 in the US (2017)
- Mikelwho is like God; a form of Michael138 in the US (2017)
- Mikaeelwho is like god; a form of Michael89 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mikailwho is like god; a form of Michael50 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mikhaelwho is like God; a form of Michael14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mikalwho is like God; a form of Michael28 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mikael
Names that are said the same way as Mikael, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mickaelwho is like God; a spelling variant of Michael11 in the US (2017)
- Micaelwho is like God; a form of Michael9 in the US (2017)
- Mykaelwho is like god; a spelling variant of michael7 in the US (2017)
- Mikaelewho is like God; a form of Michael6 in the US (2017)
- Mika'Ilwho is like god; arabic form of michael5 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Mikael, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Mikael
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