Boys' name · since 1986
Missael
Missael has 544 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,710 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Missael is the #5710 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 544 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Missael recorded 544 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #5710 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 1986 to 2025.
- #7,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,710 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 544 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Missael ranks #7,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,710 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 544 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,710 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Missael's 544 recorded births place it above 83.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Missael compares
544 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Missael's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Missael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 544 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Missael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Missael splits its recorded history at 2007: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Missael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Missael by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (180 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Missael's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Missael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 180 births (33% of all-time use).
How Missael 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 Missael's total volume
Missael by state
Where Missael concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 114 | 21.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 44 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
114 of 544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Missael's data
- Missael's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Missaels (114 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Missael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Missael 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.