Is Mykel a boy or girl name?
Mykel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 65 boys were named Mykel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 17.5% of the 4,084 US babies named Mykel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,220
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mykel since 1975
- 4,084
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 157 babies
Boys and girls named Mykel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 | 32 | 65.3% |
| 1980s | 367 | 111 | 23.2% |
| 1990s | 790 | 269 | 25.4% |
| 2000s | 1,053 | 194 | 15.6% |
| 2010s | 741 | 89 | 10.7% |
| 2020s | 403 | 18 | 4.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 86 | #1,860 | 7 | #13,039 |
| 2022 | 89 | #1,821 | 6 | #14,764 |
| 2021 | 84 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,883 | 5 | #16,771 |
| 2019 | 64 | #2,204 | 8 | #12,089 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,319 | 6 | #15,088 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,620 | 6 | #15,360 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,271 | 5 | #18,034 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2,182 | 7 | #14,027 |
| 2014 | 81 | #1,836 | 8 | #12,729 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,844 | 11 | #10,041 |
| 2012 | 96 | #1,622 | 14 | #8,504 |
| 2011 | 98 | #1,585 | 10 | #10,939 |
| 2010 | 96 | #1,633 | 14 | #8,589 |
| 2009 | 106 | #1,554 | 19 | #6,989 |
| 2008 | 120 | #1,411 | 18 | #7,304 |
| 2007 | 118 | #1,396 | 14 | #8,867 |
| 2006 | 104 | #1,475 | 11 | #10,396 |
| 2005 | 124 | #1,265 | 26 | #5,066 |
| 2004 | 116 | #1,289 | 17 | #7,005 |
| 2003 | 96 | #1,398 | 21 | #5,734 |
| 2002 | 91 | #1,429 | 19 | #6,056 |
| 2001 | 97 | #1,343 | 26 | #4,651 |
| 2000 | 81 | #1,503 | 23 | #5,100 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,428 | 29 | #4,047 |
| 1998 | 77 | #1,463 | 27 | #4,205 |
| 1997 | 70 | #1,504 | 36 | #3,281 |
| 1996 | 69 | #1,473 | 29 | #3,797 |
| 1995 | 64 | #1,504 | 30 | #3,644 |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,594 | 24 | #4,338 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,392 | 17 | #5,607 |
| 1992 | 67 | #1,390 | 25 | #4,182 |
| 1991 | 94 | #1,136 | 34 | #3,269 |
| 1990 | 139 | #872 | 18 | #5,214 |
| 1989 | 59 | #1,428 | 20 | #4,613 |
| 1988 | 65 | #1,280 | 16 | #5,232 |
| 1987 | 69 | #1,159 | 14 | #5,510 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,635 | 14 | #5,369 |
| 1985 | 57 | #1,274 | 13 | #5,569 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,364 | 8 | #7,796 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,667 | 7 | #8,864 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,052 | 9 | #7,176 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,766 | 10 | #6,615 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,826 | 5 | #11,333 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,551 | 6 | #9,325 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,526 | 8 | #7,322 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,842 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,682 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mykel reached #872 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #3,269 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mykel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.