unisex name

Misel

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 43

Misel is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 30% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2007 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1971, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1971.

Misel over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1977, not a full ten years.

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Births named Misel by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s (to 1977) 30

How popular is Misel?

In 1977, Misel was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Misel is used

France #2,296 5 in 1977
United States #9,297 13 in 2007

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Misel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Misel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Misel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Misel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Misel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Misel

How popular is the name Misel?

In 1977, Misel was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Misel a girl's or a boy's name?

Misel is used for both girls and boys. About 30% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Misel most popular?

Misel peaked in 1971, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.