Mikko
Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnic languages.
Meaning & Origin of Mikko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnic languages.
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The Story of Mikko
Mikko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 53 Mikkos were born — ranking #2,498 that year. As of 2026, Mikko ranks #3,191 for baby boys with 38 births, gradually rising (+5%). In total, more than 875 Mikkos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mikko
Mikko is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 875 births in the dataset. Mikko's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,498. Use the chart and map above to compare Mikko'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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