Is Mickel a boy or girl name?

Mickel is a boy’s name. Of the 2,009 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.3% were girls and 97.7% were boys.

Mickel

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Mickel was most popular in 1957, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,366 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,009 people named Mickel.

Mickel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mickel’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mickel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mickel is a boy’s name — 2.3% of the 2,009 Americans given it were girls and 97.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org