Recorded 1998–2009 Boys' name Peak 1998 15 births

Mykhal — boys' name

15 babies named Mykhal in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s10
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Mykhal was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

5 babies were named Mykhal in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mykhal

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Mykhal between 1998 and 2009, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mykhal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mykhal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mykhal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mykhal 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 15 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.

Mykhal at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

15

Since 1998

12 years of records

Peak year

1998

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1998

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2009

Mykhal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1998

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 200920051998 5

Mykhal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 67% of Mykhal's all-time total
1990s52000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mykhal?
15 babies have been named Mykhal since 1998. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 5 births.
When was Mykhal most popular?
Mykhal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Mykhal been used?
Mykhal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 12 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Mykhal?
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, 1998–2009 (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.