Mikael
Meaning and origin
We don't have a sourced origin for Mikael yet, and we would rather show nothing than guess.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Mikael has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 154 |
| 1999 | 134 |
| 2000 | 113 |
| 2001 | 106 |
| 2002 | 72 |
| 2003 | 71 |
| 2004 | 61 |
| 2005 | 55 |
| 2006 | 58 |
| 2007 | 57 |
| 2008 | 46 |
| 2009 | 43 |
| 2010 | 55 |
| 2011 | 53 |
| 2012 | 43 |
| 2013 | 50 |
| 2014 | 46 |
| 2015 | 49 |
| 2016 | 52 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2019 | 58 |
| 2020 | 67 |
| 2021 | 61 |
| 2022 | 40 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 52,710 |
| 2000 | 53,380 |
| 2001 | 54,021 |
| 2002 | 54,578 |
| 2003 | 55,641 |
| 2004 | 56,087 |
| 2005 | 55,778 |
| 2006 | 56,040 |
| 2007 | 56,030 |
| 2008 | 56,594 |
| 2009 | 56,541 |
| 2010 | 56,468 |
| 2011 | 56,429 |
| 2012 | 56,371 |
| 2013 | 56,348 |
| 2014 | 56,269 |
| 2015 | 56,263 |
| 2016 | 56,240 |
| 2017 | 56,184 |
| 2018 | 56,079 |
| 2019 | 56,060 |
| 2020 | 56,053 |
Mikael in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Mikael.Hi! My name is Mikael.
- Har du träffat Mikael? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Mikael? He started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Mikael i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Mikael this afternoon.
- Mikaels mamma är lärare.Mikael's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Mikaels mamma is Mikael's mum.
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Questions about Mikael
How do you pronounce Mikael in Swedish?
In IPA, Mikael is /ˈmiːkaːˌel/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
How popular is Mikael in Sweden?
40 babies were named Mikael in 2022. In 2020, 56,053 people in Sweden had Mikael as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.