Recorded 1985–2015 Boys' name Peak 1989 101 births

Mycheal — boys' name

101 babies named Mycheal in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s442000s222010s10
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Mycheal was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

11 babies were named Mycheal in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mycheal

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Mycheal between 1985 and 2015, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mycheal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mycheal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mycheal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mycheal 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 101 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.

Mycheal at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

101

Since 1985

31 years of records

Peak year

1989

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1985

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2015

Mycheal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1985

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1989)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 20152009200419981995199119891985 5

Mycheal by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 44% of Mycheal's all-time total
1980s251990s442000s222010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mycheal?
101 babies have been named Mycheal since 1985. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1989 with 11 births.
When was Mycheal most popular?
Mycheal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Mycheal been used?
Mycheal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 31 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Mycheal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mychal, Mychael, Mycah, Mycal, 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, 1985–2015 (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.