Recorded 2009–2020 Boys' name Peak 2010 26 births

Zykell — boys' name

26 babies named Zykell in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s162020s5
2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Zykell was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zykell in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zykell

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Zykell between 2009 and 2020, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zykell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zykell performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zykell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zykell 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 26 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.

Zykell at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

26

Since 2009

12 years of records

Peak year

2010

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2009

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2020

Zykell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2009

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2010)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 20202015201120102009 5

Zykell by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16 births that decade — 62% of Zykell's all-time total
2000s52010s162020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zykell?
26 babies have been named Zykell since 2009. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2010 with 6 births.
When was Zykell most popular?
Zykell was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Zykell been used?
Zykell has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 12 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Zykell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zykeem, Zyking, Zykee, Zykel, 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, 2009–2020 (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.