The baby name Miks is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /miks/ (rhymes with "mix").
Miks is Latvian in Origin.
The baby name Miks is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /miks/ (rhymes with "mix").
Miks is Latvian in Origin.
Miks is a Latvian masculine name, a clipped form of Miķelis, the local equivalent of Michael. Via Christian tradition and the archangel’s cult, it ultimately derives from the Hebrew Mikha’el, a rhetorical question meaning “Who is like God?”
Attested in Latvia throughout the 20th century, Miks is now used as an independent given name, offering a modern alternative to Miķelis while preserving the same meaning. Latvian variants include Mikus, Miķelis, and Mikelis; cognates include Michael/Mikael, Michał (Polish), Mikhail (Russian), Mihkel or Mikk (Estonian), and Mykolas or Mikas (Lithuanian). Outside Latvia it remains uncommon but travels well thanks to its compact, international-friendly form.
Miks is far from common. We have only 103 recorded uses of it on record, from 30 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #140 | 3 | 1,888 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #400 | 9 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #494 | 12 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Miks is popular in 30 countries — most recent births per country:
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