Is Mykael a boy or girl name?

Mykael is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 670 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 18.8% were girls and 81.2% were boys.

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Mykael

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Mykael was most popular in 2010, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,168 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 670 people named Mykael.

Mykael over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mykael’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mykael a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mykael is mostly a boy’s name — 18.8% of the 670 Americans given it were girls and 81.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org