Michael

Given to 4,448,633 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#7885

recorded as girls

953 since 2024

#21

recorded as boys

3 since 2024

Babies in 2025

8,107

girls 13 · boys 8,094

Peak year

1969

85,162 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,448,633

since 1880

Born a Michael? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Michael was most popular in 1969, when 85,162 babies recorded as boys got the name (47.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,094 babies were named Michael, ranking #21 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	13	7885	8,094	21
2024	16	6932	8,229	18
2023	20	5960	8,430	16
2022	19	6229	8,895	16
2021	27	4833	9,150	17
2020	24	5168	9,833	12
2019	33	4260	10,619	14
2018	20	6010	11,756	14
2017	34	4220	12,726	12
2016	34	4250	14,145	8
2015	36	4069	14,504	9
2014	35	4178	15,505	7
2013	39	3849	15,544	7
2012	27	5114	16,211	7
2011	36	4072	16,823	6
2010	37	4023	17,387	3
2009	45	3561	18,964	3
2008	55	3084	20,652	2
2007	52	3247	22,027	2
2006	64	2757	22,653	2
2005	61	2731	23,828	2
2004	148	1404	25,470	2
2003	94	1925	27,129	2
2002	95	1866	28,258	2
2001	96	1833	29,689	2
2000	114	1558	32,045	2
1999	123	1422	33,915	2
1998	128	1359	36,618	1
1997	142	1249	37,562	1
1996	157	1155	38,373	1
1995	167	1067	41,409	1
1994	192	965	44,477	1
1993	223	870	49,571	1
1992	258	789	54,410	1
1991	267	769	60,810	1
1990	277	747	65,321	1
1989	363	594	65,415	1
1988	480	472	64,171	1
1987	544	410	63,664	1
1986	590	392	64,235	1
1985	531	419	64,934	1
1984	508	419	67,735	1
1983	577	385	68,004	1
1982	576	403	68,216	1
1981	487	439	68,750	1
1980	546	409	68,683	1
1979	554	393	67,713	1
1978	545	384	67,127	1
1977	560	378	67,587	1
1976	515	398	66,915	1
1975	557	373	68,418	1
1974	525	392	67,534	1
1973	451	431	67,797	1
1972	452	431	71,393	1
1971	459	448	77,577	1
1970	457	461	85,266	1
1969	459	449	85,162	1
1968	471	440	81,968	1
1967	373	494	82,411	1
1966	346	509	79,985	1
1965	355	504	80,992	1
1964	303	565	82,617	1
1963	376	501	83,771	1
1962	356	519	85,059	1
1961	324	546	86,974	1
1960	316	547	84,153	2
1959	285	587	85,294	1
1958	295	572	90,604	1
1957	255	611	92,781	1
1956	238	620	90,691	1
1955	250	577	88,355	1
1954	217	616	88,568	1
1953	232	581	84,198	3
1952	190	644	79,037	4
1951	172	668	72,807	4
1950	179	640	65,136	4
1949	188	602	60,047	5
1948	170	637	52,566	6
1947	173	635	50,506	7
1946	169	611	41,194	7
1945	158	583	29,902	9
1944	168	562	26,717	9
1943	188	550	24,745	10
1942	156	593	21,728	13
1941	97	713	15,935	16
1940	80	790	13,228	18
1939	81	763	10,828	18
1938	58	931	9,077	21
1937	47	1035	7,094	27
1936	40	1115	5,800	33
1935	32	1264	4,906	41
1934	20	1697	4,108	47
1933	26	1442	3,549	53
1932	20	1754	3,607	54
1931	24	1549	3,489	55
1930	36	1251	3,543	54
1929	33	1306	3,464	54
1928	33	1338	3,598	53
1927	29	1523	3,605	52
1926	32	1414	3,485	56
1925	34	1376	3,761	55
1924	36	1354	3,874	54
1923	29	1520	3,915	50
1922	31	1464	3,990	48
1921	24	1765	4,198	47
1920	22	1816	4,003	50
1919	24	1649	3,909	46
1918	30	1411	4,296	45
1917	12	2552	4,288	44
1916	18	1867	4,210	44
1915	14	2143	4,079	43
1914	16	1665	3,362	40
1913	12	1766	2,607	40
1912	8	2144	2,104	42
1911	7	1956	1,159	38
1910	9	1634	844	45
1909	7	1763	635	47
1908	<5	—	688	44
1907	<5	—	586	48
1906	5	1951	531	46
1905	<5	—	513	45
1904	<5	—	462	50
1903	<5	—	466	47
1902	<5	—	460	48
1901	<5	—	384	52
1900	<5	—	495	51
1899	<5	—	375	51
1898	<5	—	434	51
1897	7	1263	368	57
1896	<5	—	399	53
1895	<5	—	413	52
1894	<5	—	423	50
1893	<5	—	407	49
1892	<5	—	380	59
1891	<5	—	333	54
1890	<5	—	394	48
1889	<5	—	377	51
1888	<5	—	466	46
1887	<5	—	344	48
1886	<5	—	348	53
1885	<5	—	370	46
1884	<5	—	373	51
1883	<5	—	307	55
1882	<5	—	321	57
1881	<5	—	298	54
1880	<5	—	354	46