Mikal
Mikal is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Mikal Bridges, American basketball player Mikal Cronin, American musician and songwriter Mikal Gilmore, American writer and music journalist Mikal Mahdi (1983–2025), American executed spree killer Mikal Moore, member of the band Mutha's Day Out Mikal Tseggai, Dutch politician Thomas Mikal Ford (1964–2016), sometimes credited as Tommy…
Meaning & Origin of Mikal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mikal is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Mikal Bridges, American basketball player Mikal Cronin, American musician and songwriter Mikal Gilmore, American writer and music journalist Mikal Mahdi (1983–2025), American executed spree killer Mikal Moore, member of the band Mutha's Day Out Mikal Tseggai, Dutch politician Thomas Mikal Ford (1964–2016), sometimes credited as Tommy…
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The Story of Mikal
As a girl name
Mikal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1945, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 33 Mikals were born — ranking #2,411 that year. As of 2026, Mikal ranks #11,085 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 591 Mikals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mikal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1943, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 158 Mikals were born — ranking #840 that year. As of 2026, Mikal ranks #4,506 for boys with 23 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 3K Mikals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mikal
Mikal is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Mikal's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #840. Use the chart and map above to compare Mikal'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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