Given name & surname
Mikko
“who is like God?”
Mikko is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mikko is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mikko is a variant of Michael. An origin associated with Michael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish use, Mikko is used as a form of Michael.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mikko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 879
- 854 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 55
- #2,470 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +28%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 55 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,470 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Minnesota had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 825 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 70,032 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mikko’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Mikko has a nickname in Mike. Mikko shares a linguistic root with Michael. In Finnish usage, Mikko has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Michele.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mikko has relatives in 8 languages.
10 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
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 32
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- MiguelSpanish
- Mikaelequivalent
- Mikaequivalent
- Mikhailequivalent
- Michalequivalent
- Mikailequivalent
- MichelFrench
- MicheleItalian
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- Mykhailoequivalent
- Mitchelequivalent
- Mihaiequivalent
- Mayconequivalent
- Mihaelequivalent
- Michailequivalent
- Mykolasequivalent
- Miquelequivalent
- Michielequivalent
- Mikaeloequivalent
- Mihangelequivalent
- Mikhaïlequivalent
- Mihkelequivalent
- Михайлоequivalent
- Michaiłequivalent
- Міхаілequivalent
- Michasequivalent
- Mikkeequivalent
- ΜιχαήλGreek
- MichałPolish
- Mickaëlequivalent
- Michaëlequivalent
- Mihályequivalent
- Михаилequivalent
People named Mikko
- Mikko HirvonenFinnish racecar driverborn 1980
- Linde LindströmFinnish rock musicianborn 1976
- Mikko KoivuFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1983
- Mikko LeppilampiFinnish actor and musicianborn 1978
- Mikko RantanenFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1996
- Mikko LehtonenFinnish ice hockey player (born 1994)
- Mikko KolehmainenFinnish canoeist (born 1964)
- Mikko KoskinenFinnish ice hockey goaltenderborn 1988
- Mikko KozarowitzkyFinnish racing driverborn 1948
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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