Trend of the Popularity of Michael as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 340 male babies that were named Michael in New Jersey, which was 0.85% of the total number of male babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Michael peaked as a male baby name in New Jersey in 1989 with a count of 2,983 babies, which was 5.42% of the total male babies born in New Jersey in 1989.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Michael in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Michael in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of Michael as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2499	5.85
1981	2573	6.06
1982	2630	5.98
1983	2645	6.03
1984	2674	6.03
1985	2586	5.56
1986	2650	5.57
1987	2784	5.58
1988	2857	5.55
1989	2983	5.42
1990	2876	5.25
1991	2668	5.00
1992	2532	4.81
1993	2259	4.43
1994	2060	4.08
1995	1990	4.02
1996	1738	3.57
1997	1750	3.64
1998	1724	3.54
1999	1621	3.42
2000	1437	3.00
2001	1417	2.94
2002	1360	2.85
2003	1340	2.77
2004	1217	2.56
2005	1085	2.31
2006	1029	2.19
2007	985	2.10
2008	839	1.84
2009	804	1.80
2010	707	1.65
2011	698	1.65
2012	649	1.57
2013	606	1.46
2014	584	1.39
2015	541	1.30
2016	510	1.23
2017	500	1.22
2018	453	1.13
2019	410	1.03
2020	392	1.00
2021	381	0.94
2022	375	0.92
2023	358	0.89
2024	340	0.85