Mykale
Mycale also Mykale, called Samsun Dağı and Dilek Dağı in modern Turkey, is a mountain on the west coast of central Anatolia in Turkey, north of the mouth of the Maeander and divided from the Greek island of Samos by the 1.6 km wide Mycale Strait. The mountain forms a ridge, terminating in what was known anciently as the Trogilium promontory.
Meaning & Origin of Mykale
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mycale also Mykale, called Samsun Dağı and Dilek Dağı in modern Turkey, is a mountain on the west coast of central Anatolia in Turkey, north of the mouth of the Maeander and divided from the Greek island of Samos by the 1.6 km wide Mycale Strait. The mountain forms a ridge, terminating in what was known anciently as the Trogilium promontory.
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Origin & history
The Story of Mykale
As a girl name
Mykale first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 8 Mykales were born — ranking #9,586 that year. As of 2026, Mykale ranks #16,416 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Mykales have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mykale first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 10 Mykales were born — ranking #6,315 that year. As of 2026, Mykale ranks #10,774 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 136 Mykales have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mykale
Mykale is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 136 births in the dataset. Mykale's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #6,315. Use the chart and map above to compare Mykale's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
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- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
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