Boys' name · since 1962
Mihael
22 babies named Mihael in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mihael is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Mihael recorded 22 times among boys since 1962, 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 1962 to 1986.
- #28,307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mihael ranks #28,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mihael's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mihael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mihael splits its recorded history at 1980: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mihael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1986
- Peak year (1986)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Mihael by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Mihael's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Mihael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mihael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1962–1986 (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 Mihael 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.