Boys' name · since 1960

Mitchal

Mitchal has 40 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,752 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 1960
1990s
peak decade

Mitchal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 40 have been recorded since 1960.

Social Security Administration records show Mitchal recorded 40 times among boys since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1996.

  • #23,752 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 40 born since 1960
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitchal ranks #23,752 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.

#23,752 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 1960
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mitchal's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mitchal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mitchal splits its recorded history at 1990: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mitchal popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
4681012 196019881989199019921996 8

Mitchal by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 57% of the file).

1990s was Mitchal's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Mitchal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitchal? ▼
Mitchal has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,752 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 10 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Mitchal sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitchal ranks #23,752 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mitchal since 1960 -- 37 years through the most recent 1996 data.
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.

Keep exploring Mitchal

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mitchal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1960–1996 (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 Mitchal 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.