Fun Facts About the Name Mikal
- More than 3 thousand babies named Mikal: U.S. records list 3,925 babies given the name Mikal from 1880 through 2025. Even 591 girls received the name Mikal - about 1 girl for every 6 boys.
What Does the Name Mikal Mean?
Mikal is a Scandinavian form of Michael, and its established meaning is "Who is like God?" The name descends from Hebrew Mikhaʾel (מִיכָאֵל), which is built from three elements: mi, "who"; ke, "like" or "as"; and el, "God." Read strictly, the Hebrew is a rhetorical question rather than a description of the person who bears it. The customary interpretation treats that question as an affirmation that no one is like God, and some traditions have read it as a challenge or battle cry. Mikal is a form of Michael, so it shares this etymology rather than having a separate one of its own.
Mikal Name History & Origins
The Hebrew Mikhaʾel is the name of an archangel in the Book of Daniel, and it also appears in later Jewish and Christian angel traditions. The name entered Greek as Michaēl and Latin as Michael, and from Latin it spread through the languages of Christian Europe. In the Nordic countries it settled into several regional shapes: Mikael in Swedish and Finnish, Mikkel in Danish, and both Mikkel and Mikal in Norwegian. Mikal belongs to the Norwegian set of forms that shorten the Latin and continental Michael/Mikael pattern. Faroese uses Mikkjal alongside other forms.
The archangel's cult was well established in medieval Scandinavia, and churches dedicated to Saint Michael - whose feast is 29 September - are numerous in Norway. Mikal is used there as a masculine given name. In the English-speaking world the spelling also occurs as a variant of Michael, where it is generally treated as the same name rather than a distinct one. A famous literary or fictional use of the spelling, where it occurs, should not be confused with the name's much older religious and linguistic history.
How Popular is the Name Mikal?
Mikal recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1993. Its best rank was #843 in 1993.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #11,787 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #14,990 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #11,156 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #15,604 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,633 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #18,362 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #8,899 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #14,531 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #16,140 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #11,943 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #13,285 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #19,509 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #14,958 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,106 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #14,006 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #10,446 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #15,146 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #13,168 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #7,605 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #7,883 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #8,051 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,397 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #4,952 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #5,975 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #4,631 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #4,967 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #4,614 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #6,911 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #9,928 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #5,456 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #6,809 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #4,265 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #5,233 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #6,433 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #4,789 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #7,193 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #11,644 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #9,910 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #5,439 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #7,103 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,842 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #4,567 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #3,903 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #2,444 | 33 | 0.0023% |
| 1974 | #3,392 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1970 | #6,808 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #8,246 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #7,786 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #7,192 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #4,639 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,886 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #3,912 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,630 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2024 | #4,644 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #3,684 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2022 | #4,803 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #4,719 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #3,699 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #3,963 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #3,493 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #3,857 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #3,856 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #3,955 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #4,644 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #2,827 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2012 | #3,151 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2011 | #3,408 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2010 | #2,991 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2009 | #2,931 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2008 | #2,862 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 2007 | #2,105 | 65 | 0.0031% |
| 2006 | #1,835 | 75 | 0.0036% |
| 2005 | #1,959 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 2004 | #1,578 | 84 | 0.0042% |
| 2003 | #1,586 | 80 | 0.0041% |
| 2002 | #1,541 | 81 | 0.0042% |
| 2001 | #1,496 | 82 | 0.0042% |
| 2000 | #1,458 | 85 | 0.0043% |
| 1999 | #1,111 | 120 | 0.0062% |
| 1998 | #1,283 | 94 | 0.0049% |
| 1997 | #1,003 | 128 | 0.0068% |
| 1996 | #1,160 | 102 | 0.0054% |
| 1995 | #965 | 133 | 0.0070% |
| 1994 | #961 | 132 | 0.0068% |
| 1993 | #843 | 158 | 0.0081% |
| 1992 | #1,299 | 76 | 0.0038% |
| 1991 | #1,495 | 59 | 0.0029% |
| 1990 | #1,346 | 69 | 0.0034% |
| 1989 | #1,785 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 1988 | #1,607 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1987 | #1,497 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1986 | #1,375 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 1985 | #1,562 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1984 | #1,415 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1983 | #1,306 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1982 | #1,351 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1981 | #1,354 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1980 | #1,267 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1979 | #1,164 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 1978 | #1,037 | 71 | 0.0043% |
| 1977 | #1,234 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 1976 | #1,253 | 49 | 0.0031% |
| 1975 | #1,924 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1974 | #1,871 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1973 | #2,674 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #1,753 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1971 | #2,182 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #2,372 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #2,025 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #1,943 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #2,007 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #2,916 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #2,431 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #2,380 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,629 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,093 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #2,387 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #3,014 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #2,375 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,192 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #2,252 | 14 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #2,453 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #3,129 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,012 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #3,286 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,456 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #4,024 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,579 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,557 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,852 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #2,783 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #3,443 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Mikal Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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