Mykell
Mykell was the 7064th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 2627th; the most babies were born in 2006 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,565 places. More babies were named Mykell in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #7,064 boys, down 2,829 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200642 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,068babies recorded
Mykell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #7,064 | — | 12 |
| 2020 | — | #4,235 | — | 24 |
| 2010 | #11,002 | #2,993 | 10 | 39 |
| 2000 | #8,977 | #4,166 | 11 | 19 |
| 1990 | #9,858 | #6,228 | 8 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Mykell, counting every spelling?
Mykell is a spelling of Mikel, a name family that ranked #829 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,064 for Mykell on its own. Together these spellings went to 280 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel | 81 | #1,930 | 507 |
| Mikhail | 84 | #1,884 | 479 |
| Mykel | 70 | #2,101 | 395 |
| Mykell | 12 | #7,064 | 102 |
| Mikkel | 17 | #5,530 | 86 |
| Mikell | 9 | #8,691 | 81 |
| Mickel | 7 | #10,335 | 30 |
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 Mykell?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mykell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mykell 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mykell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mykell?
About 800 people born in the US named Mykell are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 23. That makes Mykell 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 Mykell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mykell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mykell
How popular is the name Mykell?
Mykell was the 7064th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 2627th; the most babies were born in 2006 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,565 places. More babies were named Mykell in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mykell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mykell in the US.