Mychael
Mychael was the 11570th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1167th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,528 places. More babies were named Mychael in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Michael) 'who is like God?' · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #11,570 boys, down 3,674 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198983 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,590babies recorded
What does the name Mychael mean?
Mychael is a spelling of Michael, pronounced the same way, so it shares Michael's meaning and origin.
Michael is a Hebrew name in the form of a question: 'who is like God?'. It belongs to the archangel Michael, who is honored in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. DMNES finds it in English records from the 12th century.
מִיכָאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “'who is like God?'”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Mychael popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #11,570 | — | 6 |
| 2020 | #16,780 | #7,896 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 | #16,350 | #4,197 | 6 | 24 |
| 2000 | #11,471 | #3,049 | 8 | 29 |
| 1990 | #7,687 | #1,447 | 11 | 61 |
| 1980 | — | #6,004 | — | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Mychael, counting every spelling?
Mychael is a spelling of Michael, a name family that ranked #23 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,570 for Mychael on its own. Together these spellings went to 8,278 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | 8,094 | #21 | 42,798 |
| Micheal | 130 | #1,406 | 750 |
| Mikhael | 48 | #2,704 | 232 |
| Mychael | 6 | #11,570 | 35 |
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 Mychael?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mychael (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mychael 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mychael.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mychael?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Mychael are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 18 and 37. That makes Mychael 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mychael: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mychael, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mychael
What does Mychael mean?
Mychael is a spelling of Michael, which means “'who is like God?'” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mychael?
Mychael was the 11570th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1167th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,528 places. More babies were named Mychael in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Mychael a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mychael in the US.