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Mikel as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mikel

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The baby name Mikel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Basque: /miˈkɛl/ (mee-KEL); Anglicized: /ˈmaɪkəl/ (MY-kəl) or /ˈmiːkəl/ (MEE-kəl).

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: Basque: /miˈkɛl/ (mee-KEL); Anglicized: /ˈmaɪkəl/ (MY-kəl) or /ˈmiːkəl/ (MEE-kəl)

What is the meaning of the name Mikel ?

The baby name Mikel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Basque: /miˈkɛl/ (mee-KEL); Anglicized: /ˈmaɪkəl/ (MY-kəl) or /ˈmiːkəl/ (MEE-kəl).

Mikel is in Origin.

Mikel is the Basque and modern international variant of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha’el, meaning “Who is like God?” - a rhetorical declaration of divine incomparability. In the Basque Country it long served as the standard form alongside Spanish Miguel, and since the late 20th century it has spread more widely in Spain and abroad through sport and music. Pronunciation varies: Basque MEE-kel, Spanish MEE-kel, and English often MY-kel.

Related forms include Michael (English/German), Miguel (Spanish/Portuguese), Miquel (Catalan), Mikkel (Danish/Norwegian), Mikael (Swedish/Finnish), Michel (French), Micheál (Irish), and Slavic Mikhail/Mykhailo; feminine counterparts are Michaela, Micaela, Michèle, and Mikaela. Medieval devotion to the Archangel Michael made the wider name family perennially popular across Europe, a pattern reflected today in steady use of Mikel in northern Spain and in diaspora communities. Nicknames include Miki and Mike; spelling variants such as Mykel or Mikell appear in English contexts.

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Mikel – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
AL 0 #46 30 2,372
AL Boys 0 #55 496 5,122
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
Spain Boys 0 #99 6,519 5,610
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
PH 0 #105 6 5,607
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
GR 0 #131 5 3,911
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
JO 0 #138 3 2,158
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BW Boys 0 #139 11 4,685
CR 0 #163 3 5,526
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
Sweden Boys 2022 #180 3 1,509
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
GR Boys 0 #185 83 6,912
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
Spain 0 #203 331 2,326
SI Boys 0 #205 7 3,402
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
LU Boys 0 #209 10 4,970
NA Boys 0 #215 21 6,830
AL Girls 0 #224 4 4,141
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Boys 0 #231 4 5,842
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
EC Boys 0 #241 6 3,322
GH 0 #245 4 5,396
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
HR Boys 0 #254 6 3,997
NG 0 #254 11 5,926
JM Boys 0 #258 15 6,876
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
IL 0 #278 5 6,291
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
Canada Boys 2024 #296 11 2,588
CZ Boys 0 #300 6 6,530
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
SA 0 #305 8 10,560
GH Boys 0 #314 32 8,138
DK Boys 0 #316 10 7,401
PH Boys 0 #318 66 11,440
PE 0 #325 5 6,350
CN Boys 0 #326 6 9,639
PL Boys 0 #334 7 6,459
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
GT 0 #336 3 5,948
JO Girls 0 #337 3 7,570
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
MU Boys 0 #346 12 8,477
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
PT Boys 0 #355 13 7,951
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
JO Boys 0 #357 21 7,057
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
France Boys 2021 #374 14 2,865
EG 0 #377 24 6,387
NL 0 #382 10 2,481
UY Boys 0 #389 11 5,922
YE 0 #392 7 8,639
BO 0 #403 6 6,868
MX 0 #403 11 8,339
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
SD Boys 0 #421 25 10,523
Germany 0 #422 16 2,542
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
CL 0 #428 7 6,867
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
Austria Boys 0 #431 12 2,180
EG Boys 0 #441 620 15,035
PA Boys 0 #449 33 9,305
AR Boys 0 #450 18 7,628
GT Boys 0 #460 15 7,625
CR Boys 0 #462 26 10,188
ZA 0 #471 4 14,421
RU Boys 0 #479 27 12,621
LY 0 #506 30 12,703
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
PS Boys 0 #508 41 10,655
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
RU Girls 0 #519 5 11,913
CM Boys 0 #524 27 12,054
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
IR Boys 0 #535 18 10,162
IR Girls 0 #542 4 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
CM Girls 0 #556 5 11,671
BD Boys 0 #558 19 10,045
IL Boys 0 #559 49 10,983
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
BO Boys 0 #572 21 9,244
LB 0 #577 82 13,263
NG Boys 0 #580 454 16,906
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
CL Boys 0 #589 77 13,390
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
IQ Boys 0 #638 30 13,071
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
Finland Boys 2026 #660 23 3,552
SG Boys 0 #668 30 17,960
QA Boys 0 #680 28 18,093
IT 0 #684 31 4,183
SY 0 #691 38 11,684
KW Boys 0 #724 46 18,755
Germany Boys 0 #750 203 5,697
PE Boys 0 #750 129 14,506
NG Girls 0 #763 24 15,093
MX Boys 0 #770 216 16,355
NL Boys 0 #775 177 5,873
BR Boys 0 #777 9 12,213
United States Boys 2024 #802 91 7,044
TN 0 #811 19 13,765
CO Boys 0 #840 81 15,656
OM Boys 0 #859 23 17,948
IT Boys 0 #882 629 10,046
United States Girls 2018 #918 8 9,057
Spain Girls 0 #947 37 5,561
IN Boys 0 #985 17 16,750
EG Girls 0 #1,003 7 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,006 5 14,861
ZA Boys 0 #1,006 173 25,619
SA Girls 0 #1,007 8 25,931
AE Boys 0 #1,044 49 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,053 59 25,439
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
MA 0 #1,102 27 20,986
DZ 0 #1,140 37 20,130
CO Girls 0 #1,148 5 16,140
TR 0 #1,194 18 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,231 6 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,261 7 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,437 10 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,470 145 28,008

Mikel is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Sweden
AE

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People also ask about Mikel

Mikel is predominantly a boy's name.
Mikel is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Basque: /miˈkɛl/ (mee-KEL); Anglicized: /ˈmaɪkəl/ (MY-kəl) or /ˈmiːkəl/ (MEE-kəl).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mikael, Mikkel, Mikal, Mykel, Mickel and Mikell.
Across languages, Mikel has these equivalents: Michael (English), Miguel (Spanish), Mikhail (Russian), Michel (French), Michele (Italian), and 2 more.
Yes — Mikel ranked #180 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Mikel ranks highest in Sweden (#180 in 2022).
Mikel's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #397 in 2011 to #374 in 2021 in France.