Is Mykal a boy or girl name?

Mykal is a unisex name. Of the 1,507 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 22.0% were girls and 78.0% were boys.

Mykal

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Mykal was most popular in 1998, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,277 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,507 people named Mykal.

Mykal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mykal’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mykal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mykal is a unisex name — 22.0% of the 1,507 Americans given it were girls and 78.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% 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