Given name & surname
Mykel
“who is like God?”
Mykel is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mykel is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mykel 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mykel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,157
- 3,444 boys · 713 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 157 babies
- 2025
- 70
- #2,101 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 94% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 70 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,101 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 139 in 1990. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,999 as a first name in 2020; 117 as a surname 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 2
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 Mykel
- Mykel Shannon JenkinsAmerican actorborn 1969
- Mykel HawkeAmerican actor, director, writer, instructorborn 1965
- Mykel WilliamsAmerican football player (born 2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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