Boys' name · since 1983
Mycal
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 141 babies named Mycal, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 141
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mycal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 141 have been recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mycal has been recorded 141 times among boys since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2014.
- #15,190 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 141 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mycal ranks #15,190 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 141
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mycal's 141 recorded births place it above 66.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mycal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mycal splits its recorded history at 1993: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mycal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2014
- Peak year (1988)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Mycal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Mycal's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Mycal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Mycal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mycal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1983–2014 (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 Mycal 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.