Maikel comes from the Hebrew / Dutch tradition, meaning Who is like God.
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How popular is Maikel?
2024peak year
Maikel first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2000. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 34 babies received the name (ranked #3424). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5478), with roughly 19 babies named Maikel each year. Maikel has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 290 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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