Recorded 1983–2014 Boys' name Peak 1988 141 births

Mycal — boys' name

141 babies named Mycal in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s611990s472000s202010s13
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Mycal was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

14 babies were named Mycal in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mycal

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Mycal between 1983 and 2014, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mycal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mycal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mycal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mycal 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 141 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.

Mycal at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

141

Since 1983

32 years of records

Peak year

1988

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1983

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2014

Mycal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1983

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1988)
14
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
46810121416 2014200619971993198919861983 6

Mycal by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
61 births that decade — 43% of Mycal's all-time total
1980s611990s472000s202010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mycal?
141 babies have been named Mycal since 1983. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1988 with 14 births.
When was Mycal most popular?
Mycal was most popular in the 1980s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Mycal been used?
Mycal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 32 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Mycal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mychal, Mychael, Mycah, Mycheal, and 3 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, 1983–2014 (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.