Mashal comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning Torch.
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How popular is Mashal?
1995peak year
The name Mashal reached its peak in 1995, with 12 registrations (ranked #7357). It had only entered records 5 years earlier, in 1990. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #15419) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 133 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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