Mikko

“Variant of Michael — Who is like God?” — Hebrew via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #2451 in the US (2025) · Trending

Mikko has appeared in US records since 1974 — best rank #2451 (2025) · 854 babies named Mikko all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 14,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mikkos

Mikko Hirvonen — Finnish racecar driver
Mikko Koivu — Finnish ice hockey player
Mikko Leppilampi — Finnish actor and musician
Mikko Rantanen — Finnish ice hockey player
Mikko Kolehmainen — Finnish canoeist (born 1964)

In stories & tradition

Mikko Vilkastus — fictional human
Mikko of Rajamäki — The Seven Brothers

What Mikkos become

Among 771 notable people named Mikko:

Political leaders appear 1.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mikko Juva, Finnish historian, politician, Lutheran theologian and archbishop (1918–2004).

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