Recorded 1998–2001 Unisex name Peak 1998 17 births

Mystikal — boys' name

17 babies named Mystikal 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.

1990s122000s5
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Mystikal was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mystikal in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mystikal

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Mystikal between 1998 and 2001, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mystikal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Mystikal is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mystikal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mystikal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mystikal 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 17 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.

Mystikal at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

17

Since 1998

4 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1998

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2001

Mystikal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1998

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 200119991998 6

Mystikal popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1998 (Mystikal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1998 5

Mystikal by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 71% of Mystikal's all-time total
1990s122000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mystikal?
17 babies have been named Mystikal since 1998. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Mystikal most popular?
Mystikal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Mystikal a unisex name?
Yes, Mystikal is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 17 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Mystikal been used?
Mystikal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 4 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Mystikal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myson, Myshawn, Myshaun, Myshon, 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, 1998–2001 (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.