Mychal
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning a form of michael; who is like god.
Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Mychal by the numbers
Mychal was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 203 babies in 1988, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mychal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Michalwho is like God; form of Michael13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mychaelwho is like god; a spelling variant of Michael9 in the US (2017)
- Mycahwho is like God; a modern respelling of Micah51 in the US (2017)
- Michelwho is like god; form of Michael39 in the US (2017)
- Michawho is like God; a form of Michael31 in the US (2017)
- Mykalwho is like god; a form of Michael9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mychal
Names that are said the same way as Mychal, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Michellewho is like god; feminine form of Michael1,421 in the US (2017)
- Mitchellwho is like god; a form of michael400 in the US (2017)
- Michealwho is like god; alternate spelling of Michael241 in the US (2017)
- Michelewho is like god; a form of Michael44 in the US (2017)
- Mitchelwho is like god; a form of Michael25 in the US (2017)
- Michailwho is like God; Russian form of Michael3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Mychal, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Mychal
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