Given name & surname
Mikell
“who is like God?”
Mikell is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mikell is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mikell is a variant of Michael. An origin associated with Michael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mikell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,067
- 1,533 boys · 534 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,691 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,691 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,547 as a first name in 2020; 2,618 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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