Boys' name · since 2008
Maykel
304 babies named Maykel in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,370 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maykel currently ranks #4370 among boys' names in America, with 304 babies recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maykel has been recorded 304 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #4370 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #10,494 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,370 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 304 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maykel ranks #10,494 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,370 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 304 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,370 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maykel's 304 recorded births place it above 76.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Maykel compares
304 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maykel's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maykel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 304 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maykel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maykel splits its recorded history at 2018: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 91 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maykel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Maykel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (223 births, 73% of the file).
2020s was Maykel's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Maykel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 74
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
223 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 223 births (73% of all-time use).
Maykel by state
Where Maykel concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 4.3% |
| #4 | California | | 9 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 9 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.6% |
22 of 304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Maykel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Maykels (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maykel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maykel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.