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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 8,189 male babies that were named Michael in the US, which was 0.48% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Michael peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1981 with a count of 68,759 babies, which was 3.84% of the total male babies born in the US in 1981.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	68687	3.85
1981	68759	3.84
1982	68228	3.76
1983	67997	3.79
1984	67741	3.75
1985	64936	3.51
1986	64236	3.49
1987	63663	3.41
1988	64168	3.35
1989	65409	3.27
1990	65318	3.18
1991	60807	3.01
1992	54409	2.72
1993	49568	2.53
1994	44475	2.30
1995	41410	2.17
1996	38373	2.03
1997	37557	1.99
1998	36619	1.92
1999	33915	1.77
2000	32043	1.63
2001	29689	1.53
2002	28258	1.46
2003	27129	1.37
2004	25470	1.28
2005	23827	1.19
2006	22651	1.10
2007	22024	1.06
2008	20651	1.01
2009	18960	0.96
2010	17381	0.91
2011	16822	0.89
2012	16209	0.86
2013	15540	0.82
2014	15496	0.81
2015	14497	0.76
2016	14139	0.75
2017	12723	0.69
2018	11750	0.65
2019	10614	0.59
2020	9824	0.57
2021	9136	0.52
2022	8888	0.51
2023	8416	0.49
2024	8189	0.48