Unisex name · since 1957
Mical
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 330 babies named Mical, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 330
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mical sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 330 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Mical recorded 330 times among boys since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2010.
- #10,083 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 330 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mical ranks #10,083 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 330 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 330
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mical's 330 recorded births place it above 77.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mical's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mical's full recorded timeline at 1985, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mical popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2010
- Peak year (1981)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Mical popularity over time - girls
193 total births recorded since 1946 (Mical as girls' name)
Mical by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (103 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Mical's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Mical births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
101 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 103 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mical's data
- Mical's decade-level peak was the 1980s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mical: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1957–2010 (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 Mical 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.