Name profile

Mikael

Scandinavian, Finnish and Breton form of Michael.

PronunciationSwedish /ˈmiː.ka.ɛl/; Danish /ˈmi.kæːl/; Norwegian /ˈmiː.kɑː.ɛl/; Finnish /ˈmi.kɑ.el/
Usage languagesBreton, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, multiple languages, Norwegian, Swedish
US rank (2025)#1,169

Meaning and history

Mikael is the Scandinavian, Finnish, and Breton form of Michael.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 123 births, rank #1,330
2007: 132 births, rank #1,306
2008: 132 births, rank #1,319
2009: 118 births, rank #1,425
2010: 136 births, rank #1,278
20112011: 133 births, rank #1,285
2012: 164 births, rank #1,120
2013: 162 births, rank #1,119
2014: 150 births, rank #1,218
2015: 158 births, rank #1,174
20162016: 215 births, rank #958
2017: 193 births, rank #1,042
2018: 164 births, rank #1,168
2019: 208 births, rank #1,004
2020: 186 births, rank #1,074
20212021: 205 births, rank #1,046
2022: 191 births, rank #1,113
2023: 223 births, rank #987
2024: 188 births, rank #1,129
20252025: 176 births, rank #1,169

Mikael moved from #961 to #990 for boys between 2016 and 2023. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 223.