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Mikael

“Who is like God?” — Hebrew origin

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

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

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
• Mikaël Silvestre — French footballer (born 1977)
• Mikael Lustig — Swedish association football player
• Mikael Antonsson — Swedish footballer
• Mikaël Kingsbury — Canadian freestyle skier

In stories & tradition

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

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 · Kalel · Mattias · Misael

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