Misael
- Last seen for girls in 1997 at #13,724
- #733 for boys in 2025, 359 births
- Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2006 · 385 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,395since 1955
Misael over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Misael has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #733 | 359 | |
| 2024 | — | #722 | 364 | |
| 2023 | — | #752 | 346 | |
| 2022 | — | #793 | 318 | |
| 2021 | — | #818 | 294 | |
| 2020 | — | #815 | 284 | |
| 2019 | — | #819 | 276 | |
| 2018 | — | #899 | 241 | |
| 2017 | — | #885 | 243 | |
| 2016 | — | #823 | 277 | |
| 2015 | — | #873 | 254 | |
| 2014 | — | #780 | 296 | |
| 2013 | — | #803 | 272 | |
| 2012 | — | #806 | 276 | |
| 2011 | — | #787 | 283 | |
| 2010 | — | #769 | 290 | |
| 2009 | — | #751 | 305 | |
| 2008 | — | #678 | 357 | |
| 2007 | — | #677 | 351 | |
| 2006 | — | #616 | 385 | |
| 2005 | — | #633 | 346 | |
| 2004 | — | #649 | 316 | |
| 2003 | — | #713 | 261 | |
| 2002 | — | #697 | 258 | |
| 2001 | — | #713 | 247 | |
| 2000 | — | #686 | 258 | |
| 1999 | — | #708 | 236 | |
| 1998 | — | #740 | 218 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #711 | 222 |
| 1996 | — | #769 | 191 | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #816 | 172 |
| 1994 | — | #835 | 163 | |
| 1993 | — | #829 | 161 | |
| 1992 | — | #811 | 167 | |
| 1991 | — | #995 | 116 | |
| 1990 | — | #992 | 113 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #1,115 | 90 |
| 1988 | — | #1,189 | 72 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,587 | 44 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,088 | 74 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,190 | 62 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,556 | 39 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,490 | 41 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,563 | 39 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,548 | 39 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,058 | 26 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,464 | 41 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,688 | 32 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,948 | 25 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,329 | 19 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,704 | 29 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,983 | 22 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,782 | 25 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,966 | 21 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,293 | 16 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,415 | 13 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,107 | 8 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,216 | 13 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,780 | 9 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,858 | 9 | |
| 1962 | — | #4,033 | 5 | |
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| 1959 | — | #3,037 | 8 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,275 | 7 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
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| 1955 | — | #3,886 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1955
The first year at least five boys were named Misael! It came in at #3,886, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1955–1956, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Misael is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#270 · 1 in 929
- Arizona#376 · 1 in 1,636
- Texas#407 · 1 in 2,012
- California#423 · 1 in 2,309
- Idaho#435 · 1 in 1,726
Best ever in a state: #211 in New Mexico, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #270 | 7 | 1 in 929 |
| Arizona | #376 | 20 | 1 in 1,636 |
| Texas | #407 | 87 | 1 in 2,012 |
| California | #423 | 76 | 1 in 2,309 |
| Idaho | #435 | 5 | 1 in 1,726 |
| Massachusetts | #467 | 10 | 1 in 2,702 |
| Utah | #515 | 8 | 1 in 2,458 |
| Nevada | #516 | 5 | 1 in 2,259 |
| Illinois | #544 | 17 | 1 in 2,915 |
| Colorado | #626 | 8 | 1 in 3,356 |
| Georgia | #710 | 13 | 1 in 3,863 |
| Washington | #737 | 8 | 1 in 4,100 |
| Florida | #809 | 18 | 1 in 5,307 |
| North Carolina | #1,144 | 6 | 1 in 8,578 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,231 | 5 | 1 in 10,452 |
| New York | #1,410 | 7 | 1 in 12,060 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 11 spots since 2024 (#722 → #733)
- 82 spots since 2020 (#815 → #733)
- Biggest jump: 184 spots in 1992
- Biggest drop: 93 spots in 2015
Rise & fade · boys
51 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1955
- Peaked 2006 at #616 (385 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1990–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,733
- Highest: 1 in 4,733 boys born in 2024 were named Misael (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,758 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #616 in 2006, was only 1 in 5,338 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 29.7% of all boys named Misael (3,084) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26 | #3,037 (1959) | #3,438 |
| 1960s | 78 | #2,139 (1967) | #2,854 |
| 1970s | 249 | #1,464 (1979) | #1,928 |
| 1980s | 526 | #1,088 (1986) | #1,438 |
| 1990s | 1,759 | #708 (1999) | #821 |
| 2000s | 3,084 | #616 (2006) | #681 |
| 2010s | 2,708 | #769 (2010) | #824 |
| 2020s | 1,965 | #722 (2024) | #772 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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