US rank #6959 Boys' name Peak 2021 571 births

Mizael — #6959 US boys' name

571 babies named Mizael in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s1022000s1802010s1852020s88
#6959
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Mizael was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

27 babies were named Mizael in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mizael

The Social Security Administration has registered 571 babies named Mizael between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mizael currently holds the #6959 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mizael performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mizael shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mizael in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mizael 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 571 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.

Mizael at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

571

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2021

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,959

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mizael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
27
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
051015202530 20242019201420092004199919941982 5

Mizael by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
185 births that decade — 32% of Mizael's all-time total
1980s161990s1022000s1802010s1852020s88

Mizael by state

Where Mizael concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mizael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
101 17.7%
#2 Texas
94 16.5%
California share of Mizael's total US births 17.7%
Even split

101 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mizael?
571 babies have been named Mizael since 1982. It currently ranks #6959 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 27 births.
When was Mizael most popular?
Mizael was most popular in the 2010s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Mizael most popular?
The top states for the name Mizael are California (101 births), Texas (94 births).
How long has the name Mizael been used?
Mizael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mizael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mizraim, Mizell, Mizan, Mizuki, and 1 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, 1982–2024 (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.