Michel
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #4,539 for boys in 2025, 22 births
Given to boys 74.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1957 · 284 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,539since 1880
Michel over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | #4,539 | 22 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #3,605 | 31 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #4,002 | 27 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #4,442 | 23 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #4,118 | 25 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #3,918 | 26 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #4,003 | 26 |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #3,891 | 27 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #3,586 | 30 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #4,776 | 20 |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | #2,864 | 41 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #3,891 | 26 |
| 2013 | — | #3,060 | 36 | |
| 2012 | #6,872 | 18 | #3,231 | 34 |
| 2011 | #6,564 | 19 | #2,547 | 48 |
| 2010 | #4,860 | 29 | #2,826 | 42 |
| 2009 | #3,088 | 55 | #2,348 | 55 |
| 2008 | #3,645 | 44 | #2,432 | 52 |
| 2007 | #3,096 | 56 | #2,337 | 55 |
| 2006 | #2,459 | 75 | #2,082 | 63 |
| 2005 | #2,636 | 64 | #2,129 | 57 |
| 2004 | #2,652 | 62 | #1,815 | 68 |
| 2003 | #2,465 | 66 | #1,870 | 63 |
| 2002 | #2,605 | 59 | #2,155 | 49 |
| 2001 | #2,808 | 52 | #1,841 | 60 |
| 2000 | #2,740 | 53 | #1,768 | 62 |
| 1999 | #2,610 | 54 | #1,580 | 69 |
| 1998 | #3,730 | 31 | #1,622 | 64 |
| 1997 | #3,105 | 38 | #1,333 | 84 |
| 1996 | #2,476 | 51 | #1,465 | 69 |
| 1995 | #2,421 | 53 | #1,477 | 65 |
| 1994 | #2,585 | 48 | #1,268 | 85 |
| 1993 | #2,725 | 44 | #1,295 | 77 |
| 1992 | #2,650 | 46 | #1,221 | 85 |
| 1991 | #2,270 | 57 | #1,147 | 92 |
| 1990 | #2,900 | 39 | #893 | 132 |
| 1989 | #2,478 | 46 | #891 | 128 |
| 1988 | #3,095 | 32 | #907 | 111 |
| 1987 | #3,031 | 31 | #852 | 120 |
| 1986 | #2,470 | 40 | #816 | 123 |
| 1985 | #2,545 | 38 | #891 | 103 |
| 1984 | #2,421 | 39 | #775 | 124 |
| 1983 | #2,047 | 49 | #795 | 121 |
| 1982 | #1,531 | 77 | #764 | 132 |
| 1981 | #1,809 | 61 | #875 | 103 |
| 1980 | #1,904 | 56 | #911 | 95 |
| 1979 | #1,998 | 51 | #762 | 130 |
| 1978 | #1,707 | 61 | #770 | 120 |
| 1977 | #1,877 | 53 | #714 | 142 |
| 1976 | #1,422 | 74 | #763 | 118 |
| 1975 | #1,604 | 61 | #698 | 142 |
| 1974 | #1,688 | 54 | #721 | 129 |
| 1973 | #1,527 | 61 | #676 | 139 |
| 1972 | #1,488 | 64 | #656 | 149 |
| 1971 | #1,427 | 73 | #641 | 165 |
| 1970 | #1,247 | 89 | #627 | 167 |
| 1969 | #1,193 | 87 | #615 | 161 |
| 1968 | #1,223 | 80 | #581 | 169 |
| 1967 | #1,281 | 71 | #581 | 169 |
| 1966 | #1,119 | 89 | #561 | 185 |
| 1965 | #1,394 | 62 | #540 | 200 |
| 1964 | #1,482 | 58 | #564 | 196 |
| 1963 | #1,340 | 68 | #524 | 231 |
| 1962 | #1,511 | 55 | #557 | 200 |
| 1961 | #1,533 | 54 | #499 | 254 |
| 1960 | #1,467 | 56 | #485 | 267 |
| 1959 | #1,617 | 45 | #520 | 228 |
| 1958 | #1,679 | 41 | #515 | 226 |
| 1957 | #1,681 | 41 | #457 | 284 |
| 1956 | #1,637 | 42 | #506 | 223 |
| 1955 | #1,733 | 36 | #474 | 239 |
| 1954 | #1,875 | 31 | #469 | 241 |
| 1953 | #1,707 | 34 | #458 | 243 |
| 1952 | #1,781 | 31 | #467 | 223 |
| 1951 | #1,885 | 27 | #470 | 209 |
| 1950 | #1,871 | 26 | #481 | 193 |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 | #517 | 167 |
| 1948 | #1,953 | 24 | #576 | 134 |
| 1947 | #1,661 | 33 | #564 | 144 |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 | #567 | 128 |
| 1945 | #1,795 | 22 | #699 | 76 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #741 | 70 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #736 | 77 |
| 1942 | #1,592 | 27 | #770 | 70 |
| 1941 | — | #938 | 46 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,067 | 37 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,103 | 34 |
| 1938 | — | #1,109 | 34 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,403 | 23 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,587 | 18 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,354 | 25 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,658 | 18 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,281 | 27 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,651 | 19 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,427 | 24 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,399 | 27 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,339 | 28 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,448 | 26 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,322 | 31 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,605 | 22 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,304 | 31 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,577 | 24 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,358 | 29 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,308 | 31 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,329 | 31 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,321 | 29 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,192 | 34 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,755 | 18 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,304 | 27 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,300 | 21 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,256 | 17 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
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| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #755 | 8 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Michel was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Michel is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- California#460 · 1 in 7,529
- New York#559 · 1 in 18,750
Best ever in a state: #90 in New Hampshire, 1957.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #460 | 7 | 1 in 7,529 |
| New York | #559 | 5 | 1 in 18,750 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 934 spots since 2024 (#3,605 → #4,539)
- 621 spots since 2020 (#3,918 → #4,539)
- 1,675 spots since 2015 (#2,864 → #4,539)
- Biggest jump: 227 spots in 1903 (#1,137 → #910)
- Biggest drop: 254 spots in 1991 (#893 → #1,147)
Rise & fade · boys
77 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1957 at #457 (284 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 59 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1941–1990
Share of babies · boys
1 in 7,596
- Highest: 1 in 7,596 boys born in 1957 were named Michel (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 77,640 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 21.9% of all boys named Michel (2,309) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2010
- Mostly girls until 2009, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | #755 (1888) | #858 |
| 1890s | 17 | #661 (1899) | #761 |
| 1900s | 40 | #852 (1906) | #1,029 |
| 1910s | 187 | #1,192 (1918) | #1,383 |
| 1920s | 281 | #1,304 (1925) | #1,397 |
| 1930s | 249 | #1,103 (1939) | #1,397 |
| 1940s | 949 | #517 (1949) | #718 |
| 1950s | 2,309 | #457 (1957) | #482 |
| 1960s | 2,032 | #485 (1960) | #551 |
| 1970s | 1,401 | #627 (1970) | #703 |
| 1980s | 1,160 | #764 (1982) | #848 |
| 1990s | 822 | #893 (1990) | #1,330 |
| 2000s | 584 | #1,768 (2000) | #2,078 |
| 2010s | 330 | #2,547 (2011) | #3,468 |
| 2020s | 154 | #3,605 (2024) | #4,104 |
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.
Michel in 1940
boys
#1,067
37 births · 1 in 31,329 boys
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 31,329 of them was named Michel, which outranked 72.9% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Michel
- #1,050Watson38
- #1,050Webster38
- #1,050Welton38
- #1,067Michel37
- #1,067Allie37
- #1,067Arley37
- #1,067Barrett37
- #1,090Ardell36
- #1,090Aron36
- #1,090Bartholomew36
Tied with 22 names at #1,067; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.