Mishael
Mishael or Misael may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Mishael
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mishael or Misael may refer to:
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The Story of Mishael
As a girl name
Mishael first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 10 births, good for #8,334 nationwide. About 33% of every Mishael on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Mishael last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 178 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mishael first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 19 births, good for #4,935 nationwide. About 25% of every Mishael on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mishael ranks #7,396 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 462 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mishael
Mishael is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 462 births in the dataset. Mishael's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,678. Use the chart and map above to compare Mishael'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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