Unisex name · since 2017
Myel
Myel has 35 recorded births since 2017 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
35 boys have been named Myel since 2017, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Myel recorded 35 times among boys since 2017, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.
- #24,771 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myel ranks #24,771 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #24,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Myel's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Myel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Myel's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Myel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Myel popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2002 (Myel as girls' name)
Myel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (24 births, 69% of the file).
2020s was Myel's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Myel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (69% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
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, 2017–2024 (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 Myel 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.