Maikol
Maikol is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Maikol Benassi, Italian footballer Maikol Negro, Italian footballer Maikol Vivas, Venezuelan footballer
Meaning & Origin of Maikol
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maikol is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Maikol Benassi, Italian footballer Maikol Negro, Italian footballer Maikol Vivas, Venezuelan footballer
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The Story of Maikol
Maikol first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2000, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 20 Maikols were born — ranking #4,881 that year. As of 2026, Maikol ranks #5,299 for baby boys with 18 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 211 Maikols have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maikol
Maikol is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 211 births in the dataset. Maikol's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,881. Use the chart and map above to compare Maikol's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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