Mical

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Modern coinage; no established literal translation

Mical has been given to 523 babies in the U.S. since 1957. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1981, with 18 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 63% boys, 37% girls all-time.

Babies named Mical, 2010

1 in 739,000

Mical over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Mical over time

In 2023, Mical went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19462023

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Mical: meaning, origin, and history

Modern coinage; no established literal translation

coinages

What Mical means

Mical is a modern given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Mical is used in English. Its origins include coinages.

Mical is a modern formation.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 330 boys were recorded with the name Mical between 1957 and 2010. Its highest annual count was 18 in 1981; its best national rank was #2,641 in 1981.

In the United States, 193 girls were recorded with the name Mical between 1946 and 2023. Its highest annual count was 9 in 1977; its best national rank was #5,455 in 1946.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Mical?

Mical had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2010, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2010: 1 in 739,000; 5 of 3,695,928 births
Among boys only: 1 in 384,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2010: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 512,366 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Mical sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2010 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 512,366 children born in 2010 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Mical. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Micals were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Mical was born before 1983 — so the typical Mical is around 42 today.

Median birth year: 1983; About 42 years old
Biggest decade: 1980s; 31.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 42.4%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 330; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1980s — 31.2% of all recorded uses (103).

Is Mical rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1981 (18)
Years since peak: 44; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 36.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,641; 1981

Spellings of Mical

Mical is not the most common spelling — Michael is, with 91.8% against Mical's <0.01%.

Michael91.8%4,426,753
Micheal3.2%154,719
Micah2.5%119,571
Milan0.39%18,608
Mikel0.24%11,559
Michel0.22%10,539
Misael0.22%10,395
Cal0.16%7,858

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Mical around the world

Where Mical ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2018–2019
#5,591
in 2019

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Mical by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,641; 1981
Peak year: 1981; 18 that year
First recorded: 1957
Last recorded: 2010
All-time count: 330
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,455; 1946
Peak year: 1977; 9 that year
First recorded: 1946
Last recorded: 2023
All-time count: 193
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Mical

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Micco Miciah Micha Micael Mico Mica Michoel Michai Micky Michah Micai Mickle Michae Mickel Mickie Mick Mickael Michal Michio Mican Michell Michail Mycal Mickal

Sibling names for Mical

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shamika Kandi Fawn Joi Jessi Jenelle Charissa Latrice

For a brother

Chauncey Leopoldo Jerod Dusty Jamaal Wilfredo Antwan Donnell

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