Is Mychal a boy or girl name?
Mychal was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 11.7% of the 2,267 US babies named Mychal were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mychal since 1978
- 2,267
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 225 babies
Boys and girls named Mychal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 874 | 119 | 12% |
| 1990s | 577 | 105 | 15.4% |
| 2000s | 270 | 41 | 13.2% |
| 2010s | 161 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,534 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,711 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,409 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,278 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,469 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,469 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,553 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,596 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,659 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,350 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,917 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,979 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,594 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,175 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,541 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,620 | 5 | #19,561 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,358 | 8 | #13,530 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,237 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,200 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,178 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 21 | #4,067 | 6 | #15,173 |
| 2002 | 58 | #1,934 | 8 | #11,843 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,331 | 7 | #13,031 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,235 | 7 | #12,718 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,792 | 5 | #16,081 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,159 | 11 | #8,395 |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,036 | 12 | #7,596 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,241 | 8 | #10,233 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,128 | 13 | #6,909 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,032 | 8 | #10,215 |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,715 | 8 | #10,241 |
| 1992 | 74 | #1,316 | 12 | #7,370 |
| 1991 | 112 | #1,021 | 13 | #6,857 |
| 1990 | 153 | #826 | 15 | #6,036 |
| 1989 | 176 | #747 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1988 | 203 | #665 | 22 | #4,119 |
| 1987 | 143 | #771 | 19 | #4,420 |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,376 | 5 | #12,152 |
| 1985 | 78 | #1,046 | 5 | #11,847 |
| 1984 | 65 | #1,129 | 20 | #3,942 |
| 1983 | 50 | #1,324 | 18 | #4,223 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,303 | 10 | #6,694 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,932 | 6 | #9,936 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,097 | 7 | #8,748 |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mychal reached #665 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #3,942 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mychal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.