Fun Facts About the Name Mykell
- More than 1 thousand babies named Mykell: U.S. records list 1,068 babies given the name Mykell from 1880 through 2025. Even 258 girls received the name Mykell - about 1 girl for every 3 boys.
What Does the Name Mykell Mean?
Mykell is a modern respelling of Michael, a name taken from the Hebrew Mikha'el (מִיכָאֵל). The Hebrew name is a rhetorical question built from three elements: mi ("who"), ke ("like" or "as"), and El ("God"), giving the sense "Who is like God?" The question is customarily understood as a statement of God's incomparability rather than a request for information. The spelling change from Michael to Mykell does not create a new meaning; the y and the final -ell are alternative ways of writing the same sounds.
Mykell Name History & Origins
The Hebrew Mikha'el appears in the Book of Daniel, where Michael is named as a heavenly protector of Israel, and later Jewish and Christian tradition identifies him as an archangel. The name passed into Greek as Mikhael and into Latin as Michael, spreading widely across Christian Europe and entering regular English use in the Middle Ages.
Mykell belongs to a set of modern English respellings - along with forms such as Mykel and Mychael - that keep the familiar pronunciation while using a phonetic or decorative spelling. It is used chiefly in English-speaking countries, particularly the United States. The spelling has no separate etymology of its own; it inherits the meaning and background of Michael.
How Popular is the Name Mykell?
Mykell 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 2006. Its best rank was #2,627 in 2004.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #17,240 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #17,639 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #14,366 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #10,999 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #19,307 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #10,571 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #9,983 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #8,576 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #12,656 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #7,708 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #10,200 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #14,850 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,055 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #8,977 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #5,831 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #8,396 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #6,079 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #6,281 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #6,168 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #12,889 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #7,889 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #11,303 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,858 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #9,353 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #10,788 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #11,570 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,064 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #5,168 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #5,394 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #4,532 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #3,710 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2020 | #4,234 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #5,097 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #4,866 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #4,877 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #5,472 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #4,498 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #3,979 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #4,273 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #3,340 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #3,861 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #2,993 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2009 | #3,086 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #3,401 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #3,359 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #2,778 | 42 | 0.0020% |
| 2005 | #2,997 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #2,627 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2003 | #4,745 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #2,923 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #3,935 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #4,166 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #5,233 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #4,340 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #4,610 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #6,341 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #3,995 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #5,022 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #8,356 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #4,773 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #9,159 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #6,228 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,821 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #8,131 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,687 | 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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