Mika'el is a distinctive choice, ranked #4790 in 2022. Your child is likely to be the only Mika'el in their class.
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UK Rank 2022
#4790
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About the Name Mika'el
2022 marks Mika'el's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #4790. It has been building momentum steadily rather than spiking suddenly. The name has been relatively new to UK records, first appearing in 2022.
Mika'el is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mika'el in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Mika'el
Mikael Egill Ellertsson — Mikael Egill Ellertsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back or central midfielder for Serie A club Genoa and the Iceland national team.
Mikael Olander — Mikael Olander is a retired decathlete from Sweden, who finished in 17th place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Mikael Gayme — Mikael Gayme is a Chilean alpine skier.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mika'el
Unlikely. With around 3 UK babies named Mika'el per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mika'el in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mika'el appears in UK birth records for only one year so far — 2022, when it ranked #4,790 with 3 births. That is not enough history to describe a trend.
Mika'el is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mikael include: Mikael Egill Ellertsson, Mikael Olander and Mikael Gayme. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mikael does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mikaels in the wild.
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UK babies named Mika'el (2022)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mika'el
Almost certainly the only Mika'el in the class
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UK Popularity (2022–2022)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mika'el
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mikael Egill Ellertsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back or central midfielder for Serie A club Genoa and the Iceland national team.
Mikael Agricola was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman who became the de facto founder of literary Finnish and a prominent proponent of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden, including Finland, which was a Swedish territory at the time.
Mikael Neville Anderson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger in Allsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF and the Iceland national team.
Mikael Olli Axel Jantunen is a Finnish professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (TBSL) and the EuroLeague, and for the Finland national team.