Mykal is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Mykal is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,050 for boy births in the United States (and #16,799 across all names), given to 10 babies. Mykal first appears in 1972 and peaked in 2001 (59 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,050 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,615 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,595 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,379 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,413 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,809 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,046 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #15,089 | #9,394 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,962 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,705 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,368 |
| 2014 | 31 | 31 | #14,125 | #4,217 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,323 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,973 |
| 2011 | 28 | 28 | #13,008 | #4,775 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,324 |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | #19,308 | #3,998 |
| 2008 | 42 | 42 | #16,844 | #3,202 |
| 2007 | 39 | 39 | #9,384 | #3,970 |
| 2006 | 49 | 49 | #9,721 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 49 | 49 | #15,833 | #2,597 |
| 2004 | 53 | 53 | #9,097 | #2,626 |
| 2003 | 46 | 46 | #11,035 | #2,714 |
| 2002 | 54 | 54 | #7,330 | #2,534 |
| 2001 | 78 | 78 | #6,004 | #1,885 |
| 2000 | 69 | 69 | #6,146 | #2,008 |
| 1999 | 72 | 72 | #6,116 | #1,817 |
| 1998 | 79 | 79 | #4,589 | #1,828 |
| 1997 | 63 | — | #5,350 | #2,051 |
| 1996 | 51 | — | #7,441 | #2,170 |
| 1995 | 56 | — | #6,507 | #2,009 |
| 1994 | 58 | — | #6,551 | #1,916 |
| 1993 | 46 | — | #6,920 | #2,330 |
| 1992 | 40 | — | #7,372 | #2,583 |
| 1991 | 41 | — | #7,256 | #2,446 |
| 1990 | 51 | — | #9,857 | #1,830 |
| 1989 | 36 | — | #7,291 | #2,587 |
| 1988 | 36 | — | #7,499 | #2,341 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #7,161 | #4,475 |
| 1986 | 17 | — | #8,241 | #4,725 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | — | #4,574 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #6,094 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #5,992 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #8,718 | #4,052 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,808 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | — | #4,880 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #10,050 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,511 |