Mikele
The Story of Mikele
As a girl name
American parents first put Mikele on the record books as a girl name in 1971, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 9 Mikeles were born — ranking #5,477 that year. About 43% of every Mikele on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Mikele last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 65 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Mikele as a boy name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Mikele — #9,752 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Mikele on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Mikele last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 66 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mikele
Mikele is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Mikele's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #9,752. Use the chart and map above to compare Mikele'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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