Recorded 1956–1989 Boys' name Peak 1982 391 births

Ichael — boys' name

391 babies named Ichael in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s341960s671970s1131980s177
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ichael was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

25 babies were named Ichael in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ichael

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Ichael between 1956 and 1989, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ichael currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ichael performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ichael shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ichael in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ichael in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 391 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ichael at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

391

Since 1956

34 years of records

Peak year

1982

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1956

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1989

Ichael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1956

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1982)
25
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
051015202530 198919851981197719731969196419591956 5

Ichael by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
177 births that decade — 45% of Ichael's all-time total
1950s341960s671970s1131980s177

Ichael by state

Where Ichael concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ichael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 1.8%
California share of Ichael's total US births 1.8%

7 of 391 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ichael?
391 babies have been named Ichael since 1956. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1982 with 25 births.
When was Ichael most popular?
Ichael was most popular in the 1980s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Ichael most popular?
The top states for the name Ichael are California (7 births).
How long has the name Ichael been used?
Ichael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 34 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Ichael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ichiro, Icholas, Ichigo, Ichard. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.