Given name & surname
Maicol
Maicol is a masculine given name from English. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maicol through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 282
- 282 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,806 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,806 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 430 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maicol’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Maicol shares an earlier linguistic root with Miguel. In Portuguese usage, Maicol was borrowed from the English form Michael. In Portuguese usage, Maicol shares an earlier linguistic root with Michel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maicol
- Maicol RastelliItalian cross-country skierborn 1991
- Maicol VerzottoItalian diverborn 1988
- Maicol BerrettiSammarinese footballerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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