Masculine dossier · first seen 1978
Mychal
Endangered
Down 97.5% from peak
Peak era
1988
Peak births
203
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Mychal
How many people are named Mychal?
An estimated 1,943 living Americans are named Mychal.
How rare is Mychal?
Mychal is very rare among babies today, with 5 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.5% from its 1988 peak.
How old is the typical Mychal?
The median age of a living American named Mychal is approximately 36 years, with most bearers falling between 28 and 39 years old.
Is Mychal still popular?
No. Mychal is endangered as a baby name, down 97.5% from its 1988 peak with 5 births in 2025.
Where is Mychal most common?
Mychal has its strongest geographic signal in Oregon, where it appears 9.0× more often than the national baseline.
1978Peak 19882025
Peak year
1988
Decline from peak
97.5%
2025
5
All-time
2,007
Where it lives now
Mychal is most concentrated in Oregon — about 9.0× the national rate in the 1980s. It also runs high in California.
States where Mychal is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.