Micajah vs Michael

Side-by-side comparison of Micajah and Michael — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Micajah

Boy name · Rank #10227

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Name B

Michael

Boy name · Rank #18

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Metric Micajah Michael
Current Rank #10227 #18
Total Births (all years) 95 4,418,526
Peak Year 1999 1957
Peak Year Births 10 92,786
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1991 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Micajah Michael
1880ss — 3,558
1890ss — 3,926
1900ss — 5,220
1910ss — 30,859
1920ss — 37,894
1930ss — 56,000
1940ss — 336,564
1950ss — 837,466
1960ss — 833,070
1970ss — 707,368
1980ss — 663,824
1990ss 33 462,451
2000ss 27 250,702
2010ss 28 145,171
2020ss 7 44,453

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Micajah Michael
2014 — 15,496
2015 8 14,497
2016 5 14,139
2017 — 12,723
2018 8 11,750
2019 — 10,614
2020 — 9,824
2021 — 9,136
2022 — 8,888
2023 — 8,416
2024 7 8,189

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1991–2024.

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