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Mykal

22% girls, 78% boys · 10 born in 2025

Mykal has been given to about 1,507 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,413
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mykal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 79
  • Born in 202510
  • All time1,507

How popular is Mykal?

Its best year was 1998, when 79 babies were given the name, ranking 4589th. The typical living American called Mykal is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Mykal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mikael0.68
  2. Cal0.66
  3. Michal0.64
  4. Mika0.64
  5. Mykel0.64
  6. Mikah0.64
  7. Kyndal0.62
  8. Micah0.59

Middle names for Mykal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mykal Eve0.80
  2. Mykal Elizabeth0.78
  3. Mykal Josephine0.78
  4. Mykal Anne0.78
  5. Mykal Rose0.77
  6. Mykal June0.76

Sibling names for Mykal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.82
  2. Paulinasister · 0.82
  3. Nikolasbrother · 0.81
  4. Hannasister · 0.81
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.80
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.79

Where Mykal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Mykal Anderson0.74
    2. Mykal White0.72
    3. Mykal Reyes0.72
    4. Mykal Nguyen0.72
    5. Mykal Hill0.72
    6. Mykal Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Mykal

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.