Unisex name · since 1977
Mishael
Mishael has 460 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,695 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 460
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mishael currently ranks #5695 among unisex names in America, with 460 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Mishael recorded 460 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #5695 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #8,287 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,695 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 460 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mishael ranks #8,287 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,695 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 460 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,695 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 460
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mishael's 460 recorded births place it above 81.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Mishael compares
460 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mishael's all-time total is 25% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mishael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 460 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mishael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mishael splits its recorded history at 2004: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mishael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Mishael popularity over time - girls
187 total births recorded since 1969 (Mishael as girls' name)
Mishael by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (116 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Mishael's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Mishael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 116 births (25% of all-time use).
Mishael by state
Where Mishael concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
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What to do with Mishael's data
- Mishael's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (116 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Mishaels (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Mishael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Mishael 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.