How Many People Are Named Mychael?
An estimated 1,545 people in the United States have the first name Mychael. It is used for both genders, with 84.7% male. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Mychael peaked in popularity in 1989 with 91 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mychael as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mychael paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,545
About 1 in 221,847 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.7% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1989
91 births
Total Registered
1,583
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mychael
Mychael is predominantly male (84.7%), though 242 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mychael as a male name
Ranked #9,466 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 1989 (83 births)
Mychael as a female name
Ranked #16,769 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1996 (15 births)
Mychael: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mychael span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 478 babies were registered. Mychael has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mychael by Decade
How has Mychael tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mychael by State
Birth registrations for Mychael span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Georgia, Colorado, Ohio. On average, about 39 Mychaels were registered per state.
Mychael + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mychael as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mychael: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mychael?
We estimate approximately 1,545 people named Mychael are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 221,847 Americans share this first name.
Is Mychael a common name?
Mychael is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,583 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mychael most popular?
Mychael reached peak popularity in 1989, when 91 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mychael is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mychael a male name?
Mychael is predominantly male. 84.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mychael Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mychael Smith, Mychael Johnson, Mychael Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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