Mychal Name Popularity and Statistics

Mychal is Used for both girls and boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births2,272
First Year on Record1978

Mychal popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys5#12,008
2023Boys5#12,239
2022Boys5#12,330
2021Boys8#8,825
2020Boys8#8,739
2019Boys7#9,756
2018Boys17#5,320
2017Boys13#6,338
2016Boys13#6,349
2015Boys16#5,507
2014Boys23#4,263
2013Boys19#4,804
2012Boys19#4,862
2011Boys16#5,433
2010Boys18#5,047
2009Boys22#4,429
2008Girls5#17,504
2008Boys30#3,561
2007Girls8#12,676
2007Boys33#3,313
2006Boys17#5,072
2005Boys16#5,034
2004Boys16#5,007
2003Girls6#13,844

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1988 · Boys

203 recorded births and rank #662.

1989 · Boys

176 recorded births and rank #747.

1990 · Boys

153 recorded births and rank #824.

1987 · Boys

143 recorded births and rank #770.

Where Mychal ranked highest in 2008

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

IL
Rank #1,208 · 6 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Mychal