Mychal
Mychal is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Mychal Ammons, American basketball player Mychal Givens, American baseball pitcher Mychal Green, American basketball player Mychal Judge (1933–2001), American priest Mychal Kearse, American basketball player Mychal Kendricks, American football linebacker Mychal Mulder, Canadian basketball player Mychal Rivera, American…
Meaning & Origin of Mychal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mychal is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Mychal Ammons, American basketball player Mychal Givens, American baseball pitcher Mychal Green, American basketball player Mychal Judge (1933–2001), American priest Mychal Kearse, American basketball player Mychal Kendricks, American football linebacker Mychal Mulder, Canadian basketball player Mychal Rivera, American…
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The Story of Mychal
As a girl name
Mychal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 22 Mychals were born — ranking #4,015 that year. As of 2026, Mychal ranks #17,501 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 265 Mychals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mychal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1978, with 59 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 203 Mychals were born — ranking #662 that year. As of 2026, Mychal ranks #12,230 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Mychals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mychal
Mychal is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Mychal's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #662. Use the chart and map above to compare Mychal'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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