The baby name Mikael is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-kah-el,mee-KAH-el,/miːkəˈɛl/.
Mikael is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Mikael is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-kah-el,mee-KAH-el,/miːkəˈɛl/.
Mikael is Hebrew in Origin.
Derived from the Hebrew name Mikha'el, Mikael means “Who is like God?” - a rhetorical affirmation of God’s uniqueness. The name entered European use through Greek Mikhaēl and Latin Michael, borne by the archangel revered in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. Its prestige fostered broad medieval adoption, from saints and bishops to several Byzantine emperors named Michael.
Mikael is the standard form in Swedish and Finnish (pronounced MEE-kah-el), also found in Norway, Estonia, and in Ethiopian and Eritrean Christian communities. It rose sharply in Scandinavia in the mid‑20th century and remains a steady classic. Related forms include Michael (English), Michel (French), Mikaël/Mickaël (French), Mikel (Basque), Mikhail (Russian), Mihai/Mihail (Romanian/Bulgarian), Miguel (Spanish/Portuguese), Michele (Italian), and Mícheál (Irish); Danish/Norwegian Mikkel is cognate. Common short forms are Mika, Micke, and Mike.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2024 | #1 | — | 429 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2023 | #1 | — | 807 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #25 | 2 | 439 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 614 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| MT | 0 | #42 | 2 | 1,767 | |
| Iceland | Boys | 2023 | #48 | 601 | 60 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #51 | 2,444 | 2,041 |
| CY | 0 | #59 | 2 | 1,632 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #63 | 10,840 | 3,552 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #74 | 4 | 4,057 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #86 | 589 | 7,401 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #103 | 34 | 444 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| DK | 0 | #115 | 99 | 5,198 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #119 | 7 | 2,087 |
| Finland | 0 | #122 | 312 | 830 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #129 | 7 | 4,130 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #130 | 8 | 1,769 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #134 | 4 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #135 | 5 | 6,332 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #143 | 40 | 1,509 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #150 | 2 | 2,166 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #172 | 8 | 4,064 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #188 | 31 | 4,970 |
| RU | 0 | #188 | 7 | 3,641 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #210 | 26 | 6,830 |
| PL | 0 | #210 | 3 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #212 | 9 | 3,850 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #221 | 1,472 | 12,213 |
| PS | 0 | #222 | 5 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #223 | 5 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #240 | 67 | 2,588 |
| PT | 0 | #242 | 9 | 4,161 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #246 | 53 | 5,122 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| IL | 0 | #264 | 11 | 6,291 | |
| NG | 0 | #269 | 4 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #271 | 103 | 7,951 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #275 | 15 | 6,578 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #288 | 6 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #295 | 9 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #297 | 9 | 6,530 |
| BR | 0 | #304 | 42 | 5,969 | |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #317 | 41 | 8,477 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #323 | 13 | 6,459 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #347 | 8 | 12,352 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #354 | 30 | 11,440 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #360 | 28 | 2,865 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #381 | 125 | 12,621 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #381 | 19 | 5,922 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #428 | 15 | 2,180 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #454 | 97 | 12,054 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #458 | 10 | 7,628 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #467 | 15 | 9,305 |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #505 | 6 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #517 | 36 | 10,162 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #518 | 10 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #519 | 30 | 10,655 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #552 | 9 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #562 | 31 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #564 | 44 | 10,983 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| LB | 0 | #611 | 48 | 13,263 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #637 | 29 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #645 | 23 | 13,071 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #657 | 41 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #693 | 15 | 18,093 |
| IT | 0 | #697 | 18 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #705 | 24 | 11,684 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #707 | 187 | 7,044 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #709 | 30 | 3,895 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #813 | 17 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #831 | 56 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #838 | 41 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #853 | 78 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #858 | 95 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #899 | 53 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #903 | 49 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #907 | 14 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #910 | 5 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #923 | 19 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #951 | 32 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #979 | 133 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 35 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,098 | 31 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,104 | 373 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,108 | 71 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,160 | 17 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,178 | 34 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,542 | 73 | 28,008 |
Mikael is popular in 86 countries — most recent births per country:
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