Maykel
Boy · MY-kel · Hebrew
Maykel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Maykel mean?
Hebrew: Latin American phonetic spelling of Michael
“who is like God?”
Phonetic Spanish spelling of the English Michael, especially common in Cuba.
- Say it
- MY-kel
Is Maykel a girl's or a boy's name?
Maykel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maykel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Maykel, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 91 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Maykel in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,458 boys in the US were given Maykel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #24, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
Maykel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,540 |
| 2022 | 91 | #1,792 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
Names like Maykel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel Aziel Musa Jaziel Messiah Eliam Abdiel Izan Azriel Mael Zakai Ezra
Other spellings of Maykel
Michael Micheal Mykel Maikol Maicol Maikel Maycol Mykell Maykol Mykal Mykael
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