Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Mishael isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mishael through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 647
- 460 boys · 187 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,763 for boys · #10,651 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,763 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 672 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mishael’s family of names
In English usage, Mishael has a related form in MISAEL.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Mishael
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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