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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #2 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 27 boysAKMaine: #3 for boys · 283 births · 1 in 26 boysMEVermont: #3 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 27 boysVTNew Hampshire: #1 for boys · 298 births · 1 in 22 boysNHWashington: #1 for boys · 1,101 births · 1 in 28 boysWAIdaho: #1 for boys · 251 births · 1 in 31 boysIDMontana: #1 for boys · 220 births · 1 in 26 boysMTNorth Dakota: #1 for boys · 219 births · 1 in 25 boysNDMinnesota: #2 for boys · 1,209 births · 1 in 26 boysMNIllinois: #1 for boys · 3,606 births · 1 in 23 boysILWisconsin: #1 for boys · 1,383 births · 1 in 25 boysWIMichigan: #1 for boys · 2,730 births · 1 in 23 boysMINew York: #1 for boys · 5,887 births · 1 in 20 boysNYMassachusetts: #1 for boys · 2,279 births · 1 in 16 boysMARhode Island: #1 for boys · 357 births · 1 in 16 boysRIOregon: #1 for boys · 685 births · 1 in 27 boysORNevada: #2 for boys · 248 births · 1 in 25 boysNVWyoming: #1 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 25 boysWYSouth Dakota: #3 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 30 boysSDIowa: #2 for boys · 669 births · 1 in 30 boysIAIndiana: #2 for boys · 1,364 births · 1 in 28 boysINOhio: #1 for boys · 3,241 births · 1 in 24 boysOHPennsylvania: #1 for boys · 3,733 births · 1 in 20 boysPANew Jersey: #1 for boys · 2,674 births · 1 in 17 boysNJConnecticut: #1 for boys · 1,160 births · 1 in 17 boysCTCalifornia: #1 for boys · 7,479 births · 1 in 28 boysCAUtah: #1 for boys · 597 births · 1 in 30 boysUTColorado: #1 for boys · 937 births · 1 in 27 boysCONebraska: #2 for boys · 426 births · 1 in 28 boysNEMissouri: #1 for boys · 1,340 births · 1 in 27 boysMOKentucky: #4 for boys · 880 births · 1 in 28 boysKYWest Virginia: #3 for boys · 436 births · 1 in 27 boysWVVirginia: #2 for boys · 1,462 births · 1 in 25 boysVAMaryland: #1 for boys · 1,249 births · 1 in 21 boysMDDelaware: #1 for boys · 213 births · 1 in 18 boysDEArizona: #1 for boys · 1,044 births · 1 in 24 boysAZNew Mexico: #2 for boys · 376 births · 1 in 30 boysNMKansas: #2 for boys · 589 births · 1 in 30 boysKSArkansas: #3 for boys · 492 births · 1 in 31 boysARTennessee: #4 for boys · 1,033 births · 1 in 30 boysTNNorth Carolina: #2 for boys · 1,433 births · 1 in 27 boysNCSouth Carolina: #2 for boys · 712 births · 1 in 29 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #1 for boys · 320 births · 1 in 24 boysDCOklahoma: #2 for boys · 823 births · 1 in 29 boysOKLouisiana: #2 for boys · 1,063 births · 1 in 34 boysLAMississippi: #3 for boys · 557 births · 1 in 32 boysMSAlabama: #2 for boys · 842 births · 1 in 30 boysALGeorgia: #2 for boys · 1,503 births · 1 in 28 boysGAHawaii: #2 for boys · 240 births · 1 in 29 boysHITexas: #2 for boys · 4,475 births · 1 in 32 boysTXFlorida: #1 for boys · 2,990 births · 1 in 24 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#1 · 1 in 16
  2. Massachusetts#1 · 1 in 16
  3. Connecticut#1 · 1 in 17
  4. New Jersey#1 · 1 in 17
  5. Delaware#1 · 1 in 18

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#11,0441 in 24
California#17,4791 in 28
Colorado#19371 in 27
Connecticut#11,1601 in 17
Delaware#12131 in 18
District of Columbia#13201 in 24
Florida#12,9901 in 24
Idaho#12511 in 31
Illinois#13,6061 in 23
Maryland#11,2491 in 21
Massachusetts#12,2791 in 16
Michigan#12,7301 in 23
Missouri#11,3401 in 27
Montana#12201 in 26
New Hampshire#12981 in 22
New Jersey#12,6741 in 17
New York#15,8871 in 20
North Dakota#12191 in 25
Ohio#13,2411 in 24
Oregon#16851 in 27
Pennsylvania#13,7331 in 20
Rhode Island#13571 in 16
Utah#15971 in 30
Washington#11,1011 in 28
Wisconsin#11,3831 in 25
Wyoming#11441 in 25
Alabama#28421 in 30
Alaska#21851 in 27
Georgia#21,5031 in 28
Hawaii#22401 in 29
Indiana#21,3641 in 28
Iowa#26691 in 30
Kansas#25891 in 30
Louisiana#21,0631 in 34
Minnesota#21,2091 in 26
Nebraska#24261 in 28
Nevada#22481 in 25
New Mexico#23761 in 30
North Carolina#21,4331 in 27
Oklahoma#28231 in 29
South Carolina#27121 in 29
Texas#24,4751 in 32
Virginia#21,4621 in 25
Arkansas#34921 in 31
Maine#32831 in 26
Mississippi#35571 in 32
South Dakota#31761 in 30
Vermont#31221 in 27
West Virginia#34361 in 27
Kentucky#48801 in 28
Tennessee#41,0331 in 30

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 1984

girls
#419
508 births · 1 in 3,315 girls
boys
#1
67,735 births · 1 in 27 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #419Michael508

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 3,315 of them was named Michael, which outranked 96.6% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Michael
  1. #416Alisa510
  2. #416Devon510
  3. #418Marilyn509
  4. #419Michael508
  5. #419Celeste508
  6. #419Lara508
  7. #422Janine507
  8. #423Betty504
  9. #424Celia502

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 27 of them was named Michael, which outranked 100.0% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Michael
  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →