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Mychael

Used in both girl and boy records

Mychael appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Mychael by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDMychael as a girl’s nameUS records 1982–2020
#15098girl rank2003peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMychael as a boy’s nameUS records 1972–2023
#3663boy rank1989peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Mychael in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl199615 uses#606419961982–202028 listed years
Boy198983 uses#116219891972–202044 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.