Name meaning & stats
Mickael
Mickael means “who is like God?” (Basque origin). 1,434 US babies since 1940, peak 1955. Notable Mickaels are 1.6× 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: 1955
1,434 US babies were named Mickael between 1940 and 2025.
Mickael around the world
- France: 123,220 babies since 1900, peak 1984, No. 404 in 2025
- Belgium: 472 babies since 1995, peak 1995 (spelled Mickaël)
- England & Wales: 29 babies since 1996, peak 2009
- Sweden: 22 babies since 1998, peak 2020
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Mickaels end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.6× | Low · 9 people |
| Politician | 1.5× | Low · 8 people |
| Rugby player | 1.5× | Low · 3 people |
| Basketball player | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Mickaels show up 1.6× 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 37 Mikels spell it Mickael
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1955)