Trend of the Popularity of Michael as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 914 male babies that were named Michael in California, which was 0.51% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Michael peaked as a male baby name in California in 1990 with a count of 8,247 babies, which was 2.84% of the total male babies born in California in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Michael, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Michael.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Michael in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Michael in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Michael from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Michael as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	6906	3.59
1981	7150	3.56
1982	7161	3.50
1983	7397	3.58
1984	7480	3.52
1985	7216	3.23
1986	7263	3.18
1987	7453	3.12
1988	7761	3.08
1989	7857	2.93
1990	8247	2.84
1991	7576	2.63
1992	6637	2.33
1993	5847	2.12
1994	5099	1.91
1995	4784	1.84
1996	4353	1.72
1997	4311	1.76
1998	4132	1.70
1999	3759	1.56
2000	3572	1.44
2001	3295	1.35
2002	3238	1.32
2003	3110	1.24
2004	2873	1.14
2005	2775	1.09
2006	2724	1.05
2007	2556	0.98
2008	2521	0.99
2009	2350	0.97
2010	2102	0.90
2011	2108	0.92
2012	2012	0.87
2013	1983	0.87
2014	2007	0.87
2015	1875	0.83
2016	1778	0.80
2017	1524	0.71
2018	1360	0.66
2019	1239	0.61
2020	1080	0.57
2021	1090	0.58
2022	1048	0.56
2023	948	0.53
2024	914	0.51