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Mikail

♂ Boy

Pronounced mee-KAH-eel /mi.kɑˈil/Medium

Meaning: Form of Michael — Hebrew 'who is like God?' — as the archangel Mikail of the Quran, used in Turkish and Muslim namingHigh

In 30 seconds: The archangel as the Quran names him: Mikail is Michael — 'who is like God?' — in the form Muslim and Turkish families have used for centuries. Same wings, different alphabet of origin.

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Origin HighArabic, Hebrew, Turkish

MeaningForm of Michael — Hebrew 'who is like God?' — as the archangel Mikail of the Quran, used in Turkish and Muslim naming

U.S. rank (2025)#2742 ↗ Rising

2025 U.S. births47 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year2016

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,227

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Mikail renders the archangel Michael — Hebrew Mikha'el, the rhetorical 'who is like God?' — in its Quranic and Turkish form; Islamic tradition entrusts him with rain and sustenance. The spelling serves Turkish, South Asian, and broader Muslim communities, with Mikhail as its Russian Orthodox cousin.

In the U.S. the name is rare, chosen both for the angel and for a fresh take on evergreen Michael. It carries one of the oldest questions in monotheism as its meaning.

Did you know? Mikail is one of only two angels the Quran names directly alongside Jibril (Gabriel) — tradition assigns him the rains and the provision of the world.

Overall data confidence 88%

Behind the Name — Mikail — form background

Variations

MikhailMikaelMichael

Nicknames

MikaMiko

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Mikhail— the Russian form of the same archangel

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Mikael— the Scandinavian-Finnish sibling

Ilyas— a fellow Quranic rendering of a biblical figure

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Mikail mean?

Mikail is a form of Michael, Hebrew for 'who is like God?', the archangel as named in the Quran.

How do you pronounce Mikail?

It's said mee-KAH-eel /mi.kɑˈil/ — three syllables, stress on the last; mee-KYLE is also heard in the U.S.

Is Mikail a boy or girl name?

Mikail is a boy's name.

How popular is Mikail?

Mikail is rare in the U.S. and familiar across Turkey and the Muslim world.