Name meaning & stats
Mikail
Mikail means “who is like God?” (Basque origin). 1,243 US babies since 1940, peak 2016. Notable Mikails 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: 2016
1,243 US babies were named Mikail between 1940 and 2025.
Mikail around the world
- Norway: 223 babies since 1945, peak 2016, No. 347 in 2025
- Sweden: 240 babies since 1998, peak 2021, No. 443 in 2022
- Belgium: 814 babies since 1995, peak 2007, No. 466 in 2025
- France: 3,480 babies since 1900, peak 2019, No. 502 in 2025
- England & Wales: 881 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 702 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Mikails end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.6× | Low · 7 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Basketball player | 1.2× | Low · 2 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Mikails 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 43 Mikels spell it Mikail
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2016)