Mikel is a distinctive choice, ranked #2269 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mikel in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2269
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About the Name Mikel
Mikel is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 118 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1119 in 2012 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1999.
Mikel is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mikel in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Mikel
Mikel Erentxun — Mikel Erentxun Acosta is a Spanish rock musician of Basque heritage.
Mikel Gogorza — Mikel Johan Gogorza Krüger-Johnsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.
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 Mikel
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Mikel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mikel in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mikel is declining: down 634 places since 2020, to #2,269 in 2025. It peaked at #1,119 in 2012.
Mikel 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 Mikel include: Mikel Erentxun, Mikel Gogorza and Mikel Unanue. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mikel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mikels in the wild.
10
UK babies named Mikel (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 634 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mikel
Almost certainly the only Mikel in the class
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UK Popularity (1999–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mikel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story