Mykal
Mykal was the 8050th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1817th; the most babies were born in 2001 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,682 places. More babies were named Mykal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,050 boys, down 3,241 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200159 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,507babies recorded
Mykal popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #8,050 | — | 10 |
| 2020 | — | #4,809 | — | 20 |
| 2010 | — | #4,324 | — | 23 |
| 2000 | #6,146 | #2,008 | 18 | 51 |
| 1990 | #9,857 | #1,830 | 8 | 43 |
| 1980 | — | #4,808 | — | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Mykal, counting every spelling?
Mykal is a spelling of Mikal, a name family that had 46 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 46 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal | 31 | #3,630 | 126 |
| Mykal | 10 | #8,050 | 48 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mykal?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mykal (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mykal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mykal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mykal?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Mykal are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 18 and 31. That makes Mykal mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mykal: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mykal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mykal
How popular is the name Mykal?
Mykal was the 8050th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1817th; the most babies were born in 2001 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,682 places. More babies were named Mykal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Mykal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mykal in the US.