Is Mikkel a boy or girl name?

Mikkel is a boy’s name. Of the 906 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.6% were girls and 97.3% were boys.

Mikkel

Recorded 1947–2025 · United States

Mikkel was most popular in 2004, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,562 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 906 people named Mikkel.

Mikkel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mikkel’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mikkel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mikkel is a boy’s name — 2.6% of the 906 Americans given it were girls and 97.3% 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