Recorded 1960–1996 Boys' name Peak 1990 40 births

Mitchal — boys' name

40 babies named Mitchal in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s121990s23
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Mitchal was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mitchal in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitchal

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Mitchal between 1960 and 1996, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mitchal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitchal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mitchal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitchal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mitchal at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

40

Since 1960

37 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1960

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1996

Mitchal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1960

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 199619921990198919881960 5

Mitchal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 57% of Mitchal's all-time total
1960s51980s121990s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitchal?
40 babies have been named Mitchal since 1960. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Mitchal most popular?
Mitchal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Mitchal been used?
Mitchal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 37 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Mitchal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mitchell, Mitchel, Mitch, Mitsuo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.