How Many People Are Named Mychal?
An estimated 2,194 people in the United States have the first name Mychal. It is used for both genders, with 88.3% male. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Mychal peaked in popularity in 1988 with 225 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mychal 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 Mychal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,194
About 1 in 156,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.3% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1988
225 births
Total Registered
2,267
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mychal
Mychal is predominantly male (88.3%), though 265 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mychal as a male name
Ranked #13,534 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1988 (203 births)
Mychal as a female name
Ranked #19,561 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1988 (22 births)
Mychal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mychal span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 993 babies were registered. Mychal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mychal by Decade
How has Mychal 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.
Mychal by State
Birth registrations for Mychal span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Oregon, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Pennsylvania. On average, about 36 Mychals were registered per state.
Mychal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mychal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mychal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mychal?
We estimate approximately 2,194 people named Mychal 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 156,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Mychal a common name?
Mychal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,267 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mychal most popular?
Mychal reached peak popularity in 1988, when 225 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mychal is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mychal a male name?
Mychal is predominantly male. 88.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mychal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mychal Smith, Mychal Johnson, Mychal 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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