Mishaal
Mishaal or Mishal is a unisex given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Mishaal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mishaal or Mishal is a unisex given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Mishaal
Mishaal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1998, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 9 Mishaals were born — ranking #10,424 that year. As of 2026, Mishaal ranks #13,584 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 77 Mishaals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Mishaal
Mishaal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 77 births in the dataset. Mishaal's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #10,424. Use the chart and map above to compare Mishaal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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