Mikel

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Mikel

Say it: MEE-kel

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Meaning

Basque form of Michael, Hebrew Mikha'el 'who is like God?'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

12,044 babies given this name since 1882
At its height in 1989, about 1 in 10,100 boys
119 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

The family of the name

Spanish	Miguel
Catalan	Miquel
Portuguese	Miguel

Famous bearers

Mikel Laboa, Basque singer

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Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.