Mychal comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Who is like God..
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How popular is Mychal?
1988peak year
Today, Mychal is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8964), with only about 10 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1988, 203 babies were given the name (ranked #665 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. Mychal has been declining in recent years. In all, around 2,267 babies have been registered as Mychal since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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