Maikel
Boy · MY-kel · Hebrew
Maikel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Maikel mean?
Hebrew: Dutch and Latin American spelling of Michael
“who is like God?”
- Say it
- MY-kel
Is Maikel a girl's or a boy's name?
Maikel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maikel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 89% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Maikel, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Maikel in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,458 boys in the US were given Maikel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #24, up from #4,706 for this spelling alone.
Maikel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Maikel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Axel Abdiel Zakai Aziel Zamir Jaziel Messiah Salem Izan Azael Yael
Other spellings of Maikel
Michael Micheal Mykel Maikol Maykel Maicol Maycol Mykell Maykol Mykal Mykael
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