Misael Boy
How popular is Misael?
#733 boy name in 2025
359 baby boys were named Misael in the US in 2025, making it the 733rd most popular boy name.
Misael popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #733 for boys (▼ 11 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 359 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #873 in 2015, #815 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (385 boys) |
| Highest rank | #616 in 2006 |
| First recorded | 1955 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Misael counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Misael family of names ranked #659 for boys in 2025 (#657 the year before), with 395 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Misael | 359 | 91% |
| Mizael | 20 | 5% |
| Missael | 16 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Misael is most popular
Babies named Misael per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 0.7 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Arizona: 0.6 per 1,000 (105 boys)
- California: 0.4 per 1,000 (400 boys)
- Texas: 0.4 per 1,000 (368 boys)
- Nevada: 0.3 per 1,000 (16 boys)
Misael by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26 | #3,036 |
| 1960s | 78 | #2,138 |
| 1970s | 249 | #1,464 |
| 1980s | 526 | #1,087 |
| 1990s | 1,759 | #706 |
| 2000s | 3,084 | #616 |
| 2010s | 2,708 | #769 |
| 2020s | 1,965 | #722 |
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Questions
- Is Misael a boy or girl name?
- Misael is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Misael were boys.
- How popular is the name Misael?
- 359 baby boys were named Misael in the US in 2025, making it the 733rd most popular boy name.
- When was Misael most popular?
- Misael peaked in 2006, when 385 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #616 in 2006.
- How many people are named Misael?
- 10,411 babies have been named Misael in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,222 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Misael most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Misael was most common in New Mexico, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.