Mikael

Scandinavian, Finnish, and Breton form of Michael

"who is like God?"

Mikael Origin and Meaning

The name Mikael is a boy's name meaning "who is like God?".

This variation of Michael is very popular in Iceland and Puerto Rico, but has only made the cut for the US Top 1000 two separate years —2016 and 2023. Angel-esque boy names ending in L trended upwards last year, meaning we may see some more little Mikaels around soon.

Mikael Rank in US Top 1000

# 989 in the US

Mikael Popularity

• 989 US 2023
• 115 Unique 2022
• 747 Future 2028
• 507 England 2021
• 465 Germany 2016
• 40 Finland 2023
• 8 Iceland 2021

20 Names Similar to Mikael

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Mikael.

• Nickolas
• Cayde
• Eason
• Cortez
• Carmelo
• Pierre
• Zackary
• Dominik
• Majesty
• Paine
• Yossi
• Immacolata
• Giannella
• Harro
• Aerricko
• Gianinna
• Livya
• Caddaric
• Gardeenia
• Bibianne

Famous People Named Mikael

• (Lars) Mikael Åkerfeldt Swedish singer of death metal band Opeth
• Mikael Åke Persbrandt Swedish actor
• Mikael Kaj Forssell Finnish footballer
• (Karl) Mikael Samuelsson Swedish ice hockey player
• (Carl) Mikael Lustig Swedish footballer
• Mikael Backlund Swedish ice hockey player
• Mikael Granlund Finnish ice hockey player

Mikael in Pop Culture

• Mikael Blomkvist main character from the Millennium Trilogy