Unisex name · since 1986
Mykael
544 babies named Mykael in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,007 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mykael currently ranks #10007 among unisex names in America, with 544 babies recorded since 1986.
Mykael has 544 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10007 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #7,496 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,007 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 544 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykael ranks #7,496 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,007 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 544 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,007 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mykael's 544 recorded births place it above 83.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mykael compares
544 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Mykael's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mykael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 544 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mykael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mykael splits its recorded history at 2006: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mykael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Mykael popularity over time - girls
126 total births recorded since 1990 (Mykael as girls' name)
Mykael by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (188 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Mykael's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Mykael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 188 births (35% of all-time use).
How Mykael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mykael's total volume
Mykael by state
Where Mykael concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mykael's data
- Mykael's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (188 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mykaels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mykael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Mykael 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.