Unisex name · since 1995

Mykelti

Mykelti has 90 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,327 of 72,339
all-time among girls
90
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade

Mykelti sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 90 recorded since 1995.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykelti has been recorded 90 times among girls since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2019.

  • #28,327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 90 born since 1995
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykelti ranks #28,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.

#28,327 of 72,339
all-time among girls
90
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mykelti's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mykelti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mykelti's full recorded timeline at 2014, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mykelti popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4681012 19951996201120122013201420152016201720182019 5

Mykelti popularity over time - boys

37 total births recorded since 1996 (Mykelti as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 37 births
4681012 19961997199819992003 5

Mykelti by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (73 births, 81% of the file).

2010s was Mykelti's strongest decade.

73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Mykelti births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 73 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mykelti?
90 babies have been named Mykelti since 1995. All-time, it sits at #28,327 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
Where does Mykelti sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykelti ranks #28,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mykelti most popular?
Mykelti was most popular in the 2010s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Mykelti a unisex name?
Yes, Mykelti is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 90 births, and as a boy's name it has 37 births.
How long has the name Mykelti been used?
The SSA has tracked Mykelti since 1995 -- 25 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Mykelti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myka, Mykayla, Mykah, Mykala, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mykelti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2019 (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 Mykelti 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.