Given name
Mikkel
“who is like God?”
Mikkel is a form of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mikkel is a form of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mikkel is a form 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mikkel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 906
- 882 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,530 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,530 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 883 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.
Mikkel’s family of names
Mikkel shares a linguistic root with Michael. Mikkel has a related form in Michaela. In Danish usage, Mikkel has a related form in Michael.
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Around the world
Mikkel has relatives in 9 languages.
7 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Mikelequivalent
- MichelFrench
- Micheleequivalent
- Mickelequivalent
- Mikkeliequivalent
- Mikkeequivalent
- Mikkelsen“son of” surname · Danish
- Mikkiliborrowing · Greenlandic
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See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mikkel
- Mikkel HansenDanish handball playerborn 1987
- Mikkel DamsgaardDanish association football playerborn 2000
- Mix DiskerudAmerican soccer playerborn 1990
- Mikkel BeckmannDanish footballerborn 1983
- Mikkel Boe FølsgaardDanish actorborn 1984
- Mikkel KesslerDanish boxerborn 1979
- Mikkel DuelundDanish association football playerborn 1997
- Mikkel BjergDanish cyclist, born 1998
- Mikkel BødkerDanish ice hockey playerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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