Mykel
How to say it: MY-kul · /ˈmaɪkəl/
Modern American respelling of Michael from Hebrew meaning 'who is like God?'; phonetic variant spelling.
Mykel was the 1,065th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 70 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 27% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,177 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,065 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 70 |
| Share of births | 1 in 19,734 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −27% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,177 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,664 among boys’ names, 0 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Mykel is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Mike
- Myk
Honouring a Mykel in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Mykel is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.
In France: #1,664 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Mykel
- Mykel Shannon Jenkins (born 1969)American actor
- Mykel Hawke (born 1965)American actor, director, writer, instructor
- Mykel Williams (born 2004)American football player
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