The baby name Mikail is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-kah-eel.
The baby name Mikail is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-kah-eel.
Mikail is Arabic, Hebrew in Origin.
Mikail is the Turkish and broader Muslim-world form of Michael, ultimately from the Hebrew Micha’el, meaning “Who is like God?” - a rhetorical expression of humility before the divine. Through Arabic (Mīkāʾīl/Mika’il) and Persian, the name entered Turkic languages and spread across regions shaped by Islamic culture. In the Qur’an, Mikail is one of the principal archangels, associated with mercy, sustenance, and rain, while Jewish and Christian traditions venerate Michael as a defender and warrior angel. Common pronunciations include mee-kah-EEL in Turkish and mee-kah-EEL/mi-KA-ill in Arabic-influenced contexts.
Usage is strong in Turkey, Azerbaijan (Mikayıl), the Balkans, the Caucasus, and South Asia, and it appears in diasporic communities worldwide. Close variants and cognates include Michael, Mika’il, Mikaeel, Mikhail, Mikael, Michel, Miguel, Micael, Mihail, Mihai, and Irish Micheál; feminine or related forms include Michaela and Michelle. Short forms such as Mik or Mika also occur.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2020 | #1 | — | 780 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 614 |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| JM | 0 | #91 | 3 | 3,714 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #125 | 7 | 1,400 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #126 | 12 | 1,769 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #126 | 9 | 444 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #133 | 7 | 6,332 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #133 | 3 | 4,130 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #150 | 2 | 2,166 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #168 | 15 | 1,509 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2016 | #171 | 38 | 409 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #236 | 90 | 7,401 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| TR | 0 | #248 | 8,621 | 19,440 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #255 | 10 | 5,926 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #260 | 30 | 6,578 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #268 | 6 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #274 | 25 | 5,122 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #290 | 4 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #292 | 15 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #336 | 108 | 2,180 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #349 | 39 | 2,865 |
| MY | 0 | #349 | 6 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #355 | 7 | 8,138 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #364 | 144 | 12,621 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #376 | 6 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #390 | 9 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| Germany | 0 | #421 | 17 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 43 | 10,162 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #546 | 31 | 10,045 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #577 | 429 | 5,697 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #594 | 89 | 3,552 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #615 | 394 | 16,906 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #630 | 38 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #675 | 23 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #692 | 16 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #761 | 7 | 11,684 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #764 | 189 | 5,873 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #769 | 18 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #849 | 265 | 25,439 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #856 | 37 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #867 | 15 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2001 | #873 | 5 | 9,507 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #971 | 24 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #989 | 13 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,071 | 22 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,118 | 59 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,119 | 10 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 36 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,427 | 45 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,483 | 132 | 28,008 |
Mikail is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:
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