Mykelti
Mykelti Williamson is an American actor and director best known for his roles in the films Forrest Gump, 12 Angry Men (1997), Con Air, and Ali, and the television shows Boomtown, 24, and Justified. In 2016, he portrayed Gabriel Maxson in Denzel Washington's acclaimed film adaptation of August Wilson's play Fences, reprising his role from the 2010 Broadway revival.
Meaning & Origin of Mykelti
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mykelti Williamson is an American actor and director best known for his roles in the films Forrest Gump, 12 Angry Men (1997), Con Air, and Ali, and the television shows Boomtown, 24, and Justified. In 2016, he portrayed Gabriel Maxson in Denzel Washington's acclaimed film adaptation of August Wilson's play Fences, reprising his role from the 2010 Broadway revival.
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The Story of Mykelti
As a girl name
Mykelti first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 11 Mykeltis were born — ranking #7,574 that year. As of 2026, Mykelti ranks #15,532 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 90 Mykeltis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mykelti first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1996, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 11 Mykeltis were born — ranking #5,187 that year. As of 2026, Mykelti ranks #10,895 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 37 Mykeltis 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 Mykelti
Mykelti is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Mykelti's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #7,574. Use the chart and map above to compare Mykelti's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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