Mykel

Where Mykel comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Mykel.

Mykel through the years
  1. 1965
    Mykel Hawke born
    American actor, director, writer, instructor
  2. 1969
    Mykel Shannon Jenkins born
    American actor
  3. 1977
    First appearance
    #5,845 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1979
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 1990
    Peak, #869
    139 babies named Mykel, the most in any year.
  6. 1992
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,382.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Mykel Shannon Jenkins · American actor, born 1969
  • Mykel Hawke · American actor, director, writer, instructor, born 1965
  • Mykel Williams · American football player, born 2004

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.