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Mikael

“Who is like God?” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1169 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Mikael has appeared in US records since 1944 — best rank #958 (2016) · 5,939 babies named Mikael all-time · 1 in 10,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #30 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #32 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #62 in Puerto Rico (2025).

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

Famous Mikaels

• Mikael Agricola — Finnish clergyman and de facto founder of literary Finnish
• Mikael Lustig — Swedish association football player
• Mikael Antonsson — Swedish footballer
• Mikael Persbrandt — Swedish actor
• Mikael Forssell — Finnish footballer

In stories & tradition

• Mikael Blomkvist — Millennium · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

What Mikaels become

Among 879 notable people named Mikael:

Athletes appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mikael Lustig, Swedish association football player.

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