Is Mykell a boy or girl name?

Mykell is a unisex name. Of the 1,068 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 24.2% were girls and 75.8% were boys. It changed hands in 2000, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Mykell

Recorded 1984–2025 · United States

Mykell was most popular in 2004, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,803 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,068 people named Mykell.

Mykell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mykell’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mykell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mykell is a unisex name — 24.2% of the 1,068 Americans given it were girls and 75.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 2000 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. 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