Recorded 1989–2015 Unisex name Peak 2000 123 births

Mykeal — boys' name

123 babies named Mykeal in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s312000s742010s13
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Mykeal was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Mykeal

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Mykeal between 1989 and 2015, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mykeal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Mykeal is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1994.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mykeal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mykeal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mykeal 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 123 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.

Mykeal at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

123

Since 1989

27 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1989

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2015

Mykeal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1989

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 2015200720042001199719901989 5

Mykeal popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1994 (Mykeal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
5.566.577.5 19981994 6

Mykeal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
74 births that decade — 60% of Mykeal's all-time total
1980s51990s312000s742010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mykeal?
123 babies have been named Mykeal since 1989. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Mykeal most popular?
Mykeal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Mykeal a unisex name?
Yes, Mykeal is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 123 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Mykeal been used?
Mykeal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 27 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Mykeal?
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, 1989–2015 (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.