Recorded 1997–2017 Unisex name Peak 2000 136 births

Mykale — boys' name

136 babies named Mykale in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s732010s43
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Mykale was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mykale in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mykale

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Mykale between 1997 and 2017, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mykale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Mykale is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mykale performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mykale shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mykale in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mykale in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 136 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mykale at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

136

Since 1997

21 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1997

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2017

Mykale popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1997

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 2017201320092006200320001997 7

Mykale popularity over time — girls

28 total births recorded since 1989 (Mykale as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
456789 20151997199519941989 5

Mykale by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
73 births that decade — 54% of Mykale's all-time total
1990s202000s732010s43

Mykale by state

Where Mykale concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mykale
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
6 4.4%
Ohio share of Mykale's total US births 4.4%

6 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mykale?
136 babies have been named Mykale since 1997. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Mykale most popular?
Mykale was most popular in the 2000s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Mykale most popular?
The top states for the name Mykale are Ohio (6 births).
Is Mykale a unisex name?
Yes, Mykale is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 136 births, and as a girl's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Mykale been used?
Mykale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 21 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Mykale?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mykel, Mykal, Mykah, Mykell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.