Mykel Boy
How popular is Mykel?
#2,091 boy name in 2025
70 baby boys were named Mykel in the US in 2025, making it the 2091st most popular boy name.
Mykel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,091 for boys (▲ 119 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 70 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,169 in 2015, #1,849 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (139 boys) |
| Highest rank | #865 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mykel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mikel family of names ranked #788 for boys in 2025 (#819 the year before), with 294 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mikel | 81 | 28% |
| Mykel | 70 | 24% |
| Mikail | 47 | 16% |
| Mikal | 31 | 11% |
| Mykell | 12 | 4% |
| Mikkel | 17 | 6% |
| Mikell | 9 | 3% |
| Mykal | 10 | 3% |
| Mikeal | 5 | 2% |
| Mickel | 7 | 2% |
| Mikale | 5 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mykel is most popular
Babies named Mykel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Mykel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 | #5,056 |
| 1980s | 367 | #1,152 |
| 1990s | 790 | #865 |
| 2000s | 1,053 | #1,260 |
| 2010s | 742 | #1,577 |
| 2020s | 475 | #1,815 |
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Questions
- Is Mykel a boy or girl name?
- Mykel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Mykel were boys.
- How popular is the name Mykel?
- 70 baby boys were named Mykel in the US in 2025, making it the 2091st most popular boy name.
- When was Mykel most popular?
- Mykel peaked in 1990, when 139 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #865 in 1990.
- How many people are named Mykel?
- 4,157 babies have been named Mykel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,080 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Mykel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mykel was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.