Michael

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Michael is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 4,440,391 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 4,418,526 as boys and 21,865 as girls. Michael gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly. It is the #4 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 8,204
2023 8,436
2022 8,907
2021 9,163
2020 9,848
2019 10,647
2018 11,770
2017 12,757
2016 14,173
2015 14,533
2014 15,531
2013 15,579
2012 16,236
2011 16,858
2010 17,418
2009 19,005
2008 20,706
2007 22,075
2006 22,715
2005 23,888
2004 25,618
2003 27,223
2002 28,353
2001 29,785
2000 32,157
1999 34,038
1998 36,747
1997 37,699
1996 38,530
1995 41,577
1994 44,667
1993 49,791
1992 54,667
1991 61,074
1990 65,595
1989 65,772
1988 64,648
1987 64,207
1986 64,826
1985 65,467
1984 68,249
1983 68,574
1982 68,804
1981 69,246
1980 69,233
1979 68,272
1978 67,678
1977 68,148
1976 67,432
1975 68,979
1974 68,060
1973 68,259
1972 71,843
1971 78,044
1970 85,728
1969 85,617
1968 82,445
1967 82,785
1966 80,330
1965 81,357
1964 82,922
1963 84,134
1962 85,411
1961 87,293
1960 84,455
1959 85,576
1958 90,893
1957 93,041
1956 90,929
1955 88,602
1954 88,781
1953 84,434
1952 79,229
1951 72,977
1950 65,317
1949 60,234
1948 52,736
1947 50,678
1946 41,361
1945 30,060
1944 26,885
1943 24,933
1942 21,884
1941 16,032
1940 13,308
1939 10,910
1938 9,134
1937 7,141
1936 5,840
1935 4,938
1934 4,128
1933 3,575
1932 3,627
1931 3,513
1930 3,578
1929 3,498
1928 3,631
1927 3,634
1926 3,517
1925 3,795
1924 3,910
1923 3,944
1922 4,021
1921 4,222
1920 4,025
1919 3,934
1918 4,326
1917 4,300
1916 4,228
1915 4,093
1914 3,378
1913 2,619
1912 2,112
1911 1,166
1910 853
1909 642
1908 688
1907 586
1906 536
1905 513
1904 462
1903 466
1902 460
1901 384
1900 495
1899 375
1898 434
1897 375
1896 399
1895 413
1894 423
1893 407
1892 380
1891 333
1890 394
1889 377
1888 466
1887 344
1886 348
1885 370
1884 373
1883 307
1882 321
1881 298
1880 354