Boys' name · since 1982
Mizael
591 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.
- #7,137 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,936 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 591
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mizael is the #4936 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 591 recorded since 1982.
Mizael has 591 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4936 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #7,137 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,936 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 591 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mizael ranks #7,137 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,936 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 591 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,137 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,936 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 591
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mizael's 591 recorded births place it above 84.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mizael compares
591 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Mizael's all-time total is 60% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mizael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 591 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mizael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mizael splits its recorded history at 2007: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mizael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Mizael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Mizael's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Mizael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (31% of all-time use).
How Mizael 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 Mizael's total volume
Mizael by state
Where Mizael concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 107 | 18.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 100 | 16.9% |
107 of 591 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mizael's data
- Mizael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mizaels (107 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 Mizael: 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 (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Mizael 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.