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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 8,094 male babies that were named Michael in the US, which was 0.47% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Michael peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1981 with a count of 68,750 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 2025.

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	68683	3.85
1981	68750	3.84
1982	68216	3.76
1983	68004	3.79
1984	67735	3.75
1985	64934	3.51
1986	64235	3.49
1987	63664	3.41
1988	64171	3.35
1989	65415	3.27
1990	65321	3.18
1991	60810	3.01
1992	54410	2.72
1993	49571	2.53
1994	44477	2.30
1995	41409	2.17
1996	38373	2.03
1997	37562	1.99
1998	36618	1.92
1999	33915	1.77
2000	32045	1.63
2001	29689	1.53
2002	28258	1.46
2003	27129	1.37
2004	25470	1.28
2005	23828	1.19
2006	22653	1.10
2007	22027	1.06
2008	20652	1.01
2009	18964	0.96
2010	17387	0.91
2011	16823	0.89
2012	16211	0.86
2013	15544	0.82
2014	15505	0.81
2015	14504	0.76
2016	14145	0.75
2017	12726	0.69
2018	11756	0.65
2019	10619	0.59
2020	9833	0.57
2021	9150	0.52
2022	8895	0.51
2023	8430	0.49
2024	8229	0.48
2025	8094	0.47