Michael

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #21 for boys in 2025, 8,094 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1
1957 · 92,781 births
Debut · boys
1880
354 births
In top 100 · boys
146 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,426,753
since 1880

Michael over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #1, 1957boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,88513#218,094
2024#6,93216#188,229
2023#5,96020#168,430
2022#6,22919#168,895
2021#4,83327#179,150
2020#5,16824#129,833
2019#4,26033#1410,619
2018#6,01020#1411,756
2017#4,22034#1212,726
2016#4,25034#814,145
2015#4,06936#914,504
2014#4,17835#715,505
2013#3,84939#715,544
2012#5,11427#716,211
2011#4,07236#616,823
2010#4,02337#317,387
2009#3,56145#318,964
2008#3,08455#220,652
2007#3,24752#222,027
2006#2,75764#222,653
2005#2,73161#223,828
2004#1,404148#225,470
2003#1,92594#227,129
2002#1,86695#228,258
2001#1,83396#229,689
2000#1,558114#232,045
1999#1,422123#233,915
1998#1,359128#136,618
1997#1,249142#137,562
1996#1,155157#138,373
1995#1,067167#141,409
1994#965192#144,477
1993#870223#149,571
1992#789258#154,410
1991#769267#160,810
1990#747277#165,321
1989#594363#165,415
1988#472480#164,171
1987#410544#163,664
1986#392590#164,235
1985#419531#164,934
1984#419508#167,735
1983#385577#168,004
1982#403576#168,216
1981#439487#168,750
1980#409546#168,683
1979#393554#167,713
1978#384545#167,127
1977#378560#167,587
1976#398515#166,915
1975#373557#168,418
1974#392525#167,534
1973#431451#167,797
1972#431452#171,393
1971#448459#177,577
1970#461457#185,266
1969#449459#185,162
1968#440471#181,968
1967#494373#182,411
1966#509346#179,985
1965#504355#180,992
1964#565303#182,617
1963#501376#183,771
1962#519356#185,059
1961#546324#186,974
1960#547316#284,153
1959#587285#185,294
1958#572295#190,604
1957#611255#192,781
1956#620238#190,691
1955#577250#188,355
1954#616217#188,568
1953#581232#384,198
1952#644190#479,037
1951#668172#472,807
1950#640179#465,136
1949#602188#560,047
1948#637170#652,566
1947#635173#750,506
1946#611169#741,194
1945#583158#929,902
1944#562168#926,717
1943#550188#1024,745
1942#593156#1321,728
1941#71397#1615,935
1940#79080#1813,228
1939#76381#1810,828
1938#93158#219,077
1937#1,03547#277,094
1936#1,11540#335,800
1935#1,26432#414,906
1934#1,69720#474,108
1933#1,44226#533,549
1932#1,75420#543,607
1931#1,54924#553,489
1930#1,25136#543,543
1929#1,30633#543,464
1928#1,33833#533,598
1927#1,52329#523,605
1926#1,41432#563,485
1925#1,37634#553,761
1924#1,35436#543,874
1923#1,52029#503,915
1922#1,46431#483,990
1921#1,76524#474,198
1920#1,81622#504,003
1919#1,64924#463,909
1918#1,41130#454,296
1917#2,55212#444,288
1916#1,86718#444,210
1915#2,14314#434,079
1914#1,66516#403,362
1913#1,76612#402,607
1912#2,1448#422,104
1911#1,9567#381,159
1910#1,6349#45844
1909#1,7637#47635
1908—#44688
1907—#48586
1906#1,9515#46531
1905—#45513
1904—#50462
1903—#47466
1902—#48460
1901—#52384
1900—#51495
1899—#51375
1898—#51434
1897#1,2637#57368
1896—#53399
1895—#52413
1894—#50423
1893—#49407
1892—#59380
1891—#54333
1890—#48394
1889—#51377
1888—#46466
1887—#48344
1886—#53348
1885—#46370
1884—#51373
1883—#55307
1882—#57321
1881—#54298
1880—#46354
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Michael was already there! It came in at #46, and was given to 354 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 380 boys a year got the name.

Where Michael is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Michael, so not publishedAKMaine: #160 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 887 boysMEVermont: #65 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 269 boysVTNew Hampshire: #51 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 217 boysNHWashington: #106 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 605 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Michael, so not publishedIDMontana: #75 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 342 boysMTNorth Dakota: #108 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 480 boysNDMinnesota: #110 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 623 boysMNIllinois: #58 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 273 boysILWisconsin: #91 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 457 boysWIMichigan: #72 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 381 boysMINew York: #18 for boys · 1,039 births · 1 in 89 boysNYMassachusetts: #35 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 153 boysMARhode Island: #33 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 137 boysRIOregon: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,146 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Michael, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Michael, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #153 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 776 boysSDIowa: #135 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 805 boysIAIndiana: #104 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 564 boysINOhio: #52 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 275 boysOHPennsylvania: #19 for boys · 1,030 births · 1 in 84 boysPANew Jersey: #14 for boys · 415 births · 1 in 70 boysNJConnecticut: #21 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 81 boysCTCalifornia: #95 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 519 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Michael, so not publishedUTColorado: #115 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 545 boysCONebraska: #205 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,502 boysNEMissouri: #180 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,280 boysMOKentucky: #261 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,160 boysKYWest Virginia: #123 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 694 boysWVVirginia: #242 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,190 boysVAMaryland: #72 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 382 boysMDDelaware: #41 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 164 boysDEArizona: #118 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 465 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Michael, so not publishedNMKansas: #177 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,212 boysKSArkansas: #416 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,540 boysARTennessee: #320 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,075 boysTNNorth Carolina: #447 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,855 boysNCSouth Carolina: #312 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,986 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #75 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 454 boysDCOklahoma: #243 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,701 boysOKLouisiana: #158 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 823 boysLAMississippi: #400 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,854 boysMSAlabama: #213 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,486 boysALGeorgia: #412 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,395 boysGAHawaii: #105 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 393 boysHITexas: #232 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,277 boysTXFlorida: #181 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,159 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#14 · 1 in 70
  2. New York#18 · 1 in 89
  3. Pennsylvania#19 · 1 in 84
  4. Connecticut#21 · 1 in 81
  5. Rhode Island#33 · 1 in 137

Best ever in a state: #1 in Hawaii, 1948.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#144151 in 70
New York#181,0391 in 89
Pennsylvania#191,0301 in 84
Connecticut#211481 in 81
Rhode Island#33381 in 137
Massachusetts#352181 in 153
Delaware#41101 in 164
New Hampshire#51151 in 217
Ohio#521821 in 275
Illinois#582031 in 273
Vermont#6591 in 269
Maryland#72331 in 382
Michigan#72911 in 381
District of Columbia#7571 in 454
Montana#75131 in 342
Wisconsin#91511 in 457
California#95581 in 519
Indiana#104441 in 564
Hawaii#10571 in 393
Washington#106161 in 605
North Dakota#108131 in 480
Minnesota#110361 in 623
Colorado#115161 in 545
Arizona#11871 in 465
West Virginia#123241 in 694
Iowa#135261 in 805
South Dakota#15381 in 776
Louisiana#158241 in 823
Maine#16071 in 887
Oregon#17051 in 1,146
Kansas#177131 in 1,212
Missouri#180221 in 1,280
Florida#18191 in 1,159
Nebraska#20581 in 1,502
Alabama#213181 in 1,486
Texas#232411 in 1,277
Virginia#242111 in 2,190
Oklahoma#243131 in 1,701
Kentucky#261121 in 2,160
South Carolina#31271 in 2,986
Tennessee#32081 in 3,075
Mississippi#40051 in 3,854
Georgia#41271 in 4,395
Arkansas#41651 in 3,540
North Carolina#44771 in 4,855
Alaska———
Idaho———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
Utah———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Michael
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 3 spots since 2024 (#18 → #21)
  • 9 spots since 2020 (#12 → #21)
  • 12 spots since 2015 (#9 → #21)
  • Biggest jump: 10 spots in 1893 (#59 → #49)
  • Biggest drop: 8 spots in 1881 (#46 → #54)
Rise & fade · boys
77 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1957 at #1 (92,781 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 37 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 74 yrs
  • Top 10: 74 yrs · run 1943–2016
  • Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 21
  • Highest: 1 in 21 boys born in 1969 were named Michael (4.8%)
  • Latest: 1 in 211 boys born in 2025 (0.47%)
  • Its best rank, #1 in 1957, was only 1 in 23 (4.3%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 18.9% of all boys named Michael (837,471) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,558#46 (1888)#51
1890s3,926#48 (1890)#52
1900s5,220#44 (1908)#48
1910s30,858#38 (1911)#43
1920s37,893#47 (1921)#52
1930s56,001#18 (1939)#40
1940s336,568#5 (1949)#10
1950s837,471#1 (1957)#2
1960s833,092#1 (1961)#1
1970s707,327#1 (1970)#1
1980s663,807#1 (1981)#1
1990s462,466#1 (1990)#1
2000s250,715#2 (2000)#2
2010s145,220#3 (2010)#9
2020s52,631#12 (2020)#17

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Michael in 1922

girls
#1,464
31 births · 1 in 38,742 girls
boys
#48
3,990 births · 1 in 273 boys

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #1,464Michael31

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #48Michael3,990
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 38,742 of them was named Michael, which outranked 74.7% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Michael
  1. #1,430Vlasta32
  2. #1,430Wauneta32
  3. #1,430Wenona32
  4. #1,464Michael31
  5. #1,464Alexandria31
  6. #1,464Arizona31
  7. #1,464Arlee31
  8. #1,508Arla30
  9. #1,508Bettina30
  10. #1,508Candelaria30

Tied with 43 names at #1,464; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 273 of them was named Michael, which outranked 99.0% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Michael
  1. #45Warren4,484
  2. #46Bernard4,409
  3. #47Daniel4,285
  4. #48Michael3,990
  5. #49Russell3,965
  6. #50Melvin3,908
  7. #51Leo3,901
Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1922 →