Mikhael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mee-ka-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,676 for boys
Mikhael is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 2,676th for boys in the US (48 babies).
What does Mikhael mean?
Hebrew: form of Michael
“who is like God?”
A form of Michael, the archangel who leads the heavenly armies against the dragon in the Book of Revelation.
Is Mikhael a girl's or a boy's name?
Mikhael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 48 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mikhael in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 229% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Mikhael, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mikhael in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Mikhael in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
How popular is Mikhael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,676th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48 about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were named Mikhael, making it the 2,676th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,139th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 65 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Mikhael in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mikhael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #2,676 |
| 2024 | 43 | #2,915 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,139 |
| 2019 | 64 | #2,187 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,707 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,596 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,327 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
Nicknames for Mikhael
- Mikey 40 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Mikhael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Ibrahim, Mustafa, Ismail, Zakariya, Matteo, Yusuf, Abdullah, Raphael, Elijah, Mikael
Names related to Mikhael
Michael, Mikaeel, Mikail, Michal, Micheal, Mikhail, Mikel, Michel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mikhael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mikhael, updated 20 October 2026.