Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Who is like God
Pronunciation
m(i)-kal
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #839, 158 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3583, 31 births)
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #2408, 33 births); most recent 2020 (rank #11085, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | – |
| 2024 | 22 | – |
| 2023 | 31 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | – |
| 2021 | 21 | – |
| 2020 | 29 | 8 |
| 2019 | 27 | 6 |
| 2018 | 32 | 9 |
| 2017 | 28 | – |
| 2016 | 28 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #4782, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #5548, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence