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Mykel

17% girls, 83% boys · 70 born in 2025

Mykel has been given to about 4,157 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,949
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mykel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 157
  • Born in 202570
  • All time4,157

How popular is Mykel?

Its best year was 1990, when 157 babies were given the name, ranking 5213th. The typical living American called Mykel is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Mykel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mikel0.89
  2. Mikael0.74
  3. Mel0.70
  4. Markel0.68
  5. Mike0.64
  6. Marcel0.64
  7. Michel0.64
  8. Mabel0.62

Middle names for Mykel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mykel Anne0.81
  2. Mykel Catherine0.78
  3. Mykel Josephine0.78
  4. Mykel Rose0.77
  5. Mykel Grace0.77
  6. Mykel Eve0.77

Sibling names for Mykel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.92
  2. Ilianasister · 0.92
  3. Hanasister · 0.91
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.91
  5. Tracebrother · 0.90
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.90

Where Mykel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mykel Anderson0.77
  2. Mykel White0.72
  3. Mykel Nguyen0.72
  4. Mykel Hill0.72
  5. Mykel Hall0.72
  6. Mykel Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mykel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Mykel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.