Mikell
Feminine · “who is like God”
Mikell is given to both — 534 girls and 1,533 boys since 1880. See Mikell as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Mikell is Michael written the way it sounds, with a k and a doubled l, given mostly to boys and to a real minority of girls. It is two syllables, familiar in sound and new on the page.
How old is the name Mikell?
Mikell first appears in US birth records in 1934 — 91 years ago. The typical Mikell alive today was born around 1986, making them about 39 years old. About 500 people named Mikell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mikell most popular?
Mikell peaked in 1935, reaching #1483 nationally. See the whole 1935 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Mikha'el to Mikell
The story of Mikell
Michael's spelling has never matched its sound in English, and families have written it by ear for generations: Mikel, Mikal, Mikell. This spelling doubles the l, as Darnell and Terrell do, which may be why some girls were given it too. No record explains who first chose it.
Meaning
who is like God, through Michael
Michael is Hebrew Mikha'el, who is like God. Mikell is a spelling of it.
How the name formed
- Mikha'el
- Michael
- Mikell
Related forms: Michael · Mikel
Pronouncing Mikell
MY-kul
Most families say it like Michael. Some stress the second syllable, mih-KEL.
Nicknames for Mikell
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1934
- Most girls named
- 193525 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1483reached in 1935
- Change vs 2010
- −30.0%7 in 2013, from 10
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mikell in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Michael in English — spelling variant
- Mikel in Basque — same name
Mikells among us
people named Mikell are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Mikell sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds like a classic name.
- Mike is a ready short form.
- People will write Michael, and some will say mih-KEL.
- Most children given it are boys; a girl named Mikell may be taken for a boy on paper.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mikells are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Mikell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mikell in 2025?
- Mikell is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Mikell with classmates?
- Mikell will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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