for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Michael name popularity in the United States
Michael ranked #21 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 8,094 boys named Michael.
SSA
92,781 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Michael for boys and girls
Girls
130.2% in 2025 · data from 1897 to 2025
Boys
8,09499.8% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Michael in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 8,094 | #21 |
| 2025 | girls | 13 | #7885 |
| 2024 | boys | 8,229 | #18 |
| 2024 | girls | 16 | #6932 |
| 2023 | boys | 8,430 | #16 |
| 2023 | girls | 20 | #5960 |
| 2022 | boys | 8,895 | #16 |
| 2022 | girls | 19 | #6229 |
| 2021 | boys | 9,150 | #17 |
| 2021 | girls | 27 | #4833 |
| 2020 | boys | 9,833 | #12 |
| 2020 | girls | 24 | #5168 |
Show full history (265 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 8,094 | #21 |
| 2025 | girls | 13 | #7885 |
| 2024 | boys | 8,229 | #18 |
| 2024 | girls | 16 | #6932 |
| 2023 | boys | 8,430 | #16 |
| 2023 | girls | 20 | #5960 |
| 2022 | boys | 8,895 | #16 |
| 2022 | girls | 19 | #6229 |
| 2021 | boys | 9,150 | #17 |
| 2021 | girls | 27 | #4833 |
| 2020 | boys | 9,833 | #12 |
| 2020 | girls | 24 | #5168 |
| 2019 | boys | 10,619 | #14 |
| 2019 | girls | 33 | #4260 |
| 2018 | boys | 11,756 | #14 |
| 2018 | girls | 20 | #6010 |
| 2017 | boys | 12,726 | #12 |
| 2017 | girls | 34 | #4220 |
| 2016 | boys | 14,145 | #8 |
| 2016 | girls | 34 | #4250 |
| 2015 | boys | 14,504 | #9 |
| 2015 | girls | 36 | #4069 |
| 2014 | boys | 15,505 | #7 |
| 2014 | girls | 35 | #4178 |
| 2013 | boys | 15,544 | #7 |
| 2013 | girls | 39 | #3849 |
| 2012 | boys | 16,211 | #7 |
| 2012 | girls | 27 | #5114 |
| 2011 | boys | 16,823 | #6 |
| 2011 | girls | 36 | #4072 |
| 2010 | boys | 17,387 | #3 |
| 2010 | girls | 37 | #4023 |
| 2009 | boys | 18,964 | #3 |
| 2009 | girls | 45 | #3561 |
| 2008 | boys | 20,652 | #2 |
| 2008 | girls | 55 | #3084 |
| 2007 | boys | 22,027 | #2 |
| 2007 | girls | 52 | #3247 |
| 2006 | boys | 22,653 | #2 |
| 2006 | girls | 64 | #2757 |
| 2005 | boys | 23,828 | #2 |
| 2005 | girls | 61 | #2731 |
| 2004 | boys | 25,470 | #2 |
| 2004 | girls | 148 | #1404 |
| 2003 | boys | 27,129 | #2 |
| 2003 | girls | 94 | #1925 |
| 2002 | boys | 28,258 | #2 |
| 2002 | girls | 95 | #1866 |
| 2001 | boys | 29,689 | #2 |
| 2001 | girls | 96 | #1833 |
| 2000 | boys | 32,045 | #2 |
| 2000 | girls | 114 | #1558 |
| 1999 | boys | 33,915 | #2 |
| 1999 | girls | 123 | #1422 |
| 1998 | boys | 36,618 | #1 |
| 1998 | girls | 128 | #1359 |
| 1997 | boys | 37,562 | #1 |
| 1997 | girls | 142 | #1249 |
| 1996 | boys | 38,373 | #1 |
| 1996 | girls | 157 | #1155 |
| 1995 | boys | 41,409 | #1 |
| 1995 | girls | 167 | #1067 |
| 1994 | boys | 44,477 | #1 |
| 1994 | girls | 192 | #965 |
| 1993 | boys | 49,571 | #1 |
| 1993 | girls | 223 | #870 |
| 1992 | boys | 54,410 | #1 |
| 1992 | girls | 258 | #789 |
| 1991 | boys | 60,810 | #1 |
| 1991 | girls | 267 | #769 |
| 1990 | boys | 65,321 | #1 |
| 1990 | girls | 277 | #747 |
| 1989 | boys | 65,415 | #1 |
| 1989 | girls | 363 | #594 |
| 1988 | boys | 64,171 | #1 |
| 1988 | girls | 480 | #472 |
| 1987 | boys | 63,664 | #1 |
| 1987 | girls | 544 | #410 |
| 1986 | boys | 64,235 | #1 |
| 1986 | girls | 590 | #392 |
| 1985 | boys | 64,934 | #1 |
| 1985 | girls | 531 | #419 |
| 1984 | boys | 67,735 | #1 |
| 1984 | girls | 508 | #419 |
| 1983 | boys | 68,004 | #1 |
| 1983 | girls | 577 | #385 |
| 1982 | boys | 68,216 | #1 |
| 1982 | girls | 576 | #403 |
| 1981 | boys | 68,750 | #1 |
| 1981 | girls | 487 | #439 |
| 1980 | boys | 68,683 | #1 |
| 1980 | girls | 546 | #409 |
| 1979 | boys | 67,713 | #1 |
| 1979 | girls | 554 | #393 |
| 1978 | boys | 67,127 | #1 |
| 1978 | girls | 545 | #384 |
| 1977 | boys | 67,587 | #1 |
| 1977 | girls | 560 | #378 |
| 1976 | boys | 66,915 | #1 |
| 1976 | girls | 515 | #398 |
| 1975 | boys | 68,418 | #1 |
| 1975 | girls | 557 | #373 |
| 1974 | boys | 67,534 | #1 |
| 1974 | girls | 525 | #392 |
| 1973 | boys | 67,797 | #1 |
| 1973 | girls | 451 | #431 |
| 1972 | boys | 71,393 | #1 |
| 1972 | girls | 452 | #431 |
| 1971 | boys | 77,577 | #1 |
| 1971 | girls | 459 | #448 |
| 1970 | boys | 85,266 | #1 |
| 1970 | girls | 457 | #461 |
| 1969 | boys | 85,162 | #1 |
| 1969 | girls | 459 | #449 |
| 1968 | boys | 81,968 | #1 |
| 1968 | girls | 471 | #440 |
| 1967 | boys | 82,411 | #1 |
| 1967 | girls | 373 | #494 |
| 1966 | boys | 79,985 | #1 |
| 1966 | girls | 346 | #509 |
| 1965 | boys | 80,992 | #1 |
| 1965 | girls | 355 | #504 |
| 1964 | boys | 82,617 | #1 |
| 1964 | girls | 303 | #565 |
| 1963 | boys | 83,771 | #1 |
| 1963 | girls | 376 | #501 |
| 1962 | boys | 85,059 | #1 |
| 1962 | girls | 356 | #519 |
| 1961 | boys | 86,974 | #1 |
| 1961 | girls | 324 | #546 |
| 1960 | boys | 84,153 | #2 |
| 1960 | girls | 316 | #547 |
| 1959 | boys | 85,294 | #1 |
| 1959 | girls | 285 | #587 |
| 1958 | boys | 90,604 | #1 |
| 1958 | girls | 295 | #572 |
| 1957 | boys | 92,781 | #1 |
| 1957 | girls | 255 | #611 |
| 1956 | boys | 90,691 | #1 |
| 1956 | girls | 238 | #620 |
| 1955 | boys | 88,355 | #1 |
| 1955 | girls | 250 | #577 |
| 1954 | boys | 88,568 | #1 |
| 1954 | girls | 217 | #616 |
| 1953 | boys | 84,198 | #3 |
| 1953 | girls | 232 | #581 |
| 1952 | boys | 79,037 | #4 |
| 1952 | girls | 190 | #644 |
| 1951 | boys | 72,807 | #4 |
| 1951 | girls | 172 | #668 |
| 1950 | boys | 65,136 | #4 |
| 1950 | girls | 179 | #640 |
| 1949 | boys | 60,047 | #5 |
| 1949 | girls | 188 | #602 |
| 1948 | boys | 52,566 | #6 |
| 1948 | girls | 170 | #637 |
| 1947 | boys | 50,506 | #7 |
| 1947 | girls | 173 | #635 |
| 1946 | boys | 41,194 | #7 |
| 1946 | girls | 169 | #611 |
| 1945 | boys | 29,902 | #9 |
| 1945 | girls | 158 | #583 |
| 1944 | boys | 26,717 | #9 |
| 1944 | girls | 168 | #562 |
| 1943 | boys | 24,745 | #10 |
| 1943 | girls | 188 | #550 |
| 1942 | boys | 21,728 | #13 |
| 1942 | girls | 156 | #593 |
| 1941 | boys | 15,935 | #16 |
| 1941 | girls | 97 | #713 |
| 1940 | boys | 13,228 | #18 |
| 1940 | girls | 80 | #790 |
| 1939 | boys | 10,828 | #18 |
| 1939 | girls | 81 | #763 |
| 1938 | boys | 9,077 | #21 |
| 1938 | girls | 58 | #931 |
| 1937 | boys | 7,094 | #27 |
| 1937 | girls | 47 | #1035 |
| 1936 | boys | 5,800 | #33 |
| 1936 | girls | 40 | #1115 |
| 1935 | boys | 4,906 | #41 |
| 1935 | girls | 32 | #1264 |
| 1934 | boys | 4,108 | #47 |
| 1934 | girls | 20 | #1697 |
| 1933 | boys | 3,549 | #53 |
| 1933 | girls | 26 | #1442 |
| 1932 | boys | 3,607 | #54 |
| 1932 | girls | 20 | #1754 |
| 1931 | boys | 3,489 | #55 |
| 1931 | girls | 24 | #1549 |
| 1930 | boys | 3,543 | #54 |
| 1930 | girls | 36 | #1251 |
| 1929 | boys | 3,464 | #54 |
| 1929 | girls | 33 | #1306 |
| 1928 | boys | 3,598 | #53 |
| 1928 | girls | 33 | #1338 |
| 1927 | boys | 3,605 | #52 |
| 1927 | girls | 29 | #1523 |
| 1926 | boys | 3,485 | #56 |
| 1926 | girls | 32 | #1414 |
| 1925 | boys | 3,761 | #55 |
| 1925 | girls | 34 | #1376 |
| 1924 | boys | 3,874 | #54 |
| 1924 | girls | 36 | #1354 |
| 1923 | boys | 3,915 | #50 |
| 1923 | girls | 29 | #1520 |
| 1922 | boys | 3,990 | #48 |
| 1922 | girls | 31 | #1464 |
| 1921 | boys | 4,198 | #47 |
| 1921 | girls | 24 | #1765 |
| 1920 | boys | 4,003 | #50 |
| 1920 | girls | 22 | #1816 |
| 1919 | boys | 3,909 | #46 |
| 1919 | girls | 24 | #1649 |
| 1918 | boys | 4,296 | #45 |
| 1918 | girls | 30 | #1411 |
| 1917 | boys | 4,288 | #44 |
| 1917 | girls | 12 | #2552 |
| 1916 | boys | 4,210 | #44 |
| 1916 | girls | 18 | #1867 |
| 1915 | boys | 4,079 | #43 |
| 1915 | girls | 14 | #2143 |
| 1914 | boys | 3,362 | #40 |
| 1914 | girls | 16 | #1665 |
| 1913 | boys | 2,607 | #40 |
| 1913 | girls | 12 | #1766 |
| 1912 | boys | 2,104 | #42 |
| 1912 | girls | 8 | #2144 |
| 1911 | boys | 1,159 | #38 |
| 1911 | girls | 7 | #1956 |
| 1910 | boys | 844 | #45 |
| 1910 | girls | 9 | #1634 |
| 1909 | boys | 635 | #47 |
| 1909 | girls | 7 | #1763 |
| 1908 | boys | 688 | #44 |
| 1907 | boys | 586 | #48 |
| 1906 | boys | 531 | #46 |
| 1906 | girls | 5 | #1951 |
| 1905 | boys | 513 | #45 |
| 1904 | boys | 462 | #50 |
| 1903 | boys | 466 | #47 |
| 1902 | boys | 460 | #48 |
| 1901 | boys | 384 | #52 |
| 1900 | boys | 495 | #51 |
| 1899 | boys | 375 | #51 |
| 1898 | boys | 434 | #51 |
| 1897 | boys | 368 | #57 |
| 1897 | girls | 7 | #1263 |
| 1896 | boys | 399 | #53 |
| 1895 | boys | 413 | #52 |
| 1894 | boys | 423 | #50 |
| 1893 | boys | 407 | #49 |
| 1892 | boys | 380 | #59 |
| 1891 | boys | 333 | #54 |
| 1890 | boys | 394 | #48 |
| 1889 | boys | 377 | #51 |
| 1888 | boys | 466 | #46 |
| 1887 | boys | 344 | #48 |
| 1886 | boys | 348 | #53 |
| 1885 | boys | 370 | #46 |
| 1884 | boys | 373 | #51 |
| 1883 | boys | 307 | #55 |
| 1882 | boys | 321 | #57 |
| 1881 | boys | 298 | #54 |
| 1880 | boys | 354 | #46 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.