Misael
Misael was the 734th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 359 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 617th with 385 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 144 places. More babies were named Misael in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning who is what God is? · Hebrew, Spanish
Say it mee-sah-EL /misɑˈɛl/
- Rank in 2025
- #734 boys, up 82 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 359boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006385 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,411babies recorded
What does the name Misael mean?
Misael is the Spanish and Latin form of the biblical Mishael, Hebrew Mishaʼel. In the Book of Daniel he is one of Daniel's three companions at the Babylonian court, renamed Meshach. The name is usually analyzed as mi 'who' + sha 'what' (or a form of it) + El 'God', a question meaning roughly 'who is what God is?', a pattern like Michael's 'who is like God?'. The Latin Bible spelling Misael spread through Spanish-speaking countries.
מִישָׁאֵל (Mishaʼel) (Biblical Hebrew, “Mishael”)אֵל (El) (Hebrew, “God”)
How sure is this? Probable. The 'who is what God is' reading is the usual scholarly analysis but the middle element is not certain.
Pronunciation: Spanish speakers say mee-sah-EL, with three syllables.
Related names: Mishael, Michael.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Misael' (Latin section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Hebrew Bible, Daniel 1:6 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mishael', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Misael popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #734 | 359 |
| 2020 | #816 | 284 |
| 2010 | #770 | 290 |
| 2000 | #687 | 258 |
| 1990 | #993 | 113 |
| 1980 | #2,093 | 26 |
| 1970 | #2,373 | 16 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Misael, counting every spelling?
Misael is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #678 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #734 for Misael on its own. Together these spellings went to 395 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misael | 359 | #734 | 1,681 |
| Mizael | 20 | #4,985 | 96 |
| Missael | 16 | #5,764 | 78 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Misael?
359 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Misael (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Misael born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 23 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Misael.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Misael?
About 10,200 people born in the US named Misael are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 26. That makes Misael mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Misael by state
How common Misael was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.4×), Arizona (3.3×), California (2.3×), Texas (2.1×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Misael: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Misael, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Misael · Sibling names for Misael
Questions about the name Misael
What does Misael mean?
Misael means “who is what God is?” (Hebrew, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Misael?
Misael was the 734th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 359 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 617th with 385 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 144 places. More babies were named Misael in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Misael a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Misael in the US.
Where is Misael most popular?
In 2021–2025, Misael was most common in New Mexico (0.67 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and California.