Fun Facts About the Name Maycol
- 255 babies named Maycol: U.S. records list 255 babies given the name Maycol from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maycol Mean?
Maycol is a variant spelling of Michael, a name that comes from Biblical Hebrew. The Hebrew form is Mikha'el, made of mi ('who'), ke ('like'), and El ('God'). Its literal meaning is the rhetorical question 'Who is like God?' The question is traditionally read as a statement of God's incomparability, not as a request for information. Maycol has the same etymology and meaning as Michael; it is not a separate Hebrew name and does not come from the Spanish form Miguel.
Maycol Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Mikha'el appears in the Book of Daniel, where Michael is a heavenly protector of Israel (Daniel 10:13, 10:21, 12:1). The name also appears in the New Testament in Revelation 12:7, where Michael and his angels fight the dragon. Michael is venerated in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition.
From Hebrew, the name entered Greek as Mikhaēl and Latin as Michael. In Western European languages it took forms such as English Michael, French Michel, Italian Michele, and Spanish and Portuguese Miguel. The inherited Spanish form is Miguel. Maycol is a separate respelling used as a given name in Spanish-speaking communities: it adapts the English name Michael to Spanish spelling conventions. In Spanish, the y in Maycol represents the diphthong in ay, and the c before o represents the /k/ sound, producing a pronunciation like my-KOL. In English, the same spelling is commonly read as MAY-kol. This makes Maycol a respelling rather than a historical Spanish form.
How Popular is the Name Maycol?
Maycol has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #3,562 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,528 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #3,562 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #7,144 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #5,350 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #5,266 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #7,331 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #5,486 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #9,354 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #7,940 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #5,464 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #6,193 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,565 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #13,529 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #13,578 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #7,540 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #10,638 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #7,981 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #6,757 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #8,079 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #9,596 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #10,220 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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