Boys' name · since 1956
Ichael
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.
- #9,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 391
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ichael sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 391 recorded since 1956.
Ichael has 391 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1989.
- #9,145 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 391 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ichael ranks #9,145 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 391 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 391
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ichael's 391 recorded births place it above 79.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ichael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ichael's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ichael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1989
- Peak year (1982)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Ichael by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (177 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Ichael's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ichael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 67
1960s
67 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
177 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 177 births (45% of all-time use).
Ichael by state
Where Ichael concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.8% |
7 of 391 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Ichaels (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ichael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ichael draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.