Boys' name · since 1916
Mickeal
Mickeal has 1,046 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,046
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mickeal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,046 have been recorded since 1916.
Mickeal has 1,046 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2012.
- #4,991 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,046 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mickeal ranks #4,991 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,046 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,046
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mickeal's 1,046 recorded births place it above 89.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Mickeal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mickeal splits its recorded history at 1970: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mickeal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2012
- Peak year (1954)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Mickeal by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (377 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Mickeal's strongest decade.
377 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mickeal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 101
1940s
101 births
- 1950s
1950s
377 births
- 1960s
1960s
207 births
- 1970s 149
1970s
149 births
- 1980s 87
1980s
87 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 377 births (36% of all-time use).
How Mickeal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mickeal's total volume
Mickeal by state
Where Mickeal concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
6 of 1,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mickeal's data
- Mickeal's decade-level peak was the 1950s (377 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Mickeals (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Mickeal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1916–2012 (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 Mickeal 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.