Is Mychal a boy or girl name?

Mychal is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,272 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 11.7% were girls and 88.3% were boys.

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Mychal

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Mychal was most popular in 1988, when 225 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,412 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,272 people named Mychal.

Mychal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mychal’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mychal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mychal is mostly a boy’s name — 11.7% of the 2,272 Americans given it were girls and 88.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mychal

Where Mychal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org