Mikel

Where Mikel comes from

Borrowed from Basque Mikel.
— Wiktionary's entry for Mikel
  • Basque
Along the way
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #943 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1953
    Peak, #510
    190 babies named Mikel — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #778.
  4. 1982
    Mikel Arteta born
    Spanish football manager
  5. 1996
    Mikel Merino born
    Spanish footballer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Basque, equivalent to English Michael.
Namesakes
  • 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, born 1989
  • Mikel Alonso · Spanish footballer, born 1980

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.