babyNamedMikael
“who is like God?”
Boy’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,088th
- births in 2023–2025
- 165
- babies born in France
- 1 in 17,241
- +3.5% a year recently
- Stable
- record year (since 1900)
- 1978
Meaning and origin of Mikael
Mikael means “who is like God?” and is of Hebrew origin.
Popularity of Mikael in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1978.
- Over recent years, Mikael has been stable (+3.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mikael every 16 schools, all spellings combined.
Mikael in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
366th boys’ name99 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,717+11.8% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
548th boys’ name212 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,898+7.6% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,105th boys’ name587 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,759+1.8% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
843rd boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,907
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
952nd boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 14,365
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Mikael and Mikaël are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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