Given name
Mykal
“who is like God?”
Mykal is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mykal is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mykal is a variant of Michael. An origin associated with Michael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mykal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,507
- 1,175 boys · 332 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,050 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 95% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,050 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 59 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,259 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Mykal
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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