Unisex name · since 1972
Mychael
Mychael has 1,348 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,938 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,348
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mychael currently ranks #10938 among unisex names in America, with 1,348 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Mychael recorded 1,348 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #10938 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, 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 1972 to 2025.
- #4,247 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,938 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,348 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mychael ranks #4,247 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,938 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,348 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,938 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,348
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mychael's 1,348 recorded births place it above 90.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mychael compares
1,348 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Mychael's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mychael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,348 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mychael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mychael's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mychael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Mychael popularity over time - girls
242 total births recorded since 1982 (Mychael as girls' name)
Mychael by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (391 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Mychael's strongest decade.
391 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Mychael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
347 births
- 1990s
1990s
391 births
- 2000s
2000s
312 births
- 2010s
2010s
225 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 391 births (29% of all-time use).
How Mychael 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 Mychael's total volume
Mychael by state
Where Mychael concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 151 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
151 of 1,348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Mychael's data
- Mychael's decade-level peak was the 1990s (391 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mychaels (151 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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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mychael
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mychael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Mychael 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.