Name meaning & stats
Micael
Micael means “who is like God?” (Basque origin). 731 US babies since 1940, peak 2016. Notable Micaels are 1.4× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“who is like God?”
BasqueSpelling of Mikel
Mikel around the world
- Микель · Russian
- ميخائيل · Arabic
- מיקל · Hebrew
- ミケル · Japanese
- 米克尔 · Chinese
- Mihkel · Estonian
- Mikkeli · Finnish
- Mikkel · Danish
- Mickel · Swedish
- Mikail · Turkish
Famous Mikels
- Mikel Arteta · Spanish football manager (born 1982)
- Mikel Merino · Spanish footballer (born 1996)
- Mikel Oyarzabal · Spanish footballer (born 1997)
- Mikel San José · Spanish association football player
In US birth records
Peak year: 2016
731 US babies were named Micael between 1940 and 2025.
Micael around the world
- France: 850 babies since 1900, peak 1979, No. 2,933 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Micaels end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.4× | Low · 5 people |
| Politician | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
| Composer | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Micaels show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 73 Mikels spell it Micael
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2016)