Mich vs Michael

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

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Mich

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Michael

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Metric Mich Michael
Current Rank Unranked #18
Total Births (all years) 22 4,426,753
Peak Year 1960 1957
Peak Year Births 7 92,781
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1956 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mich Michael
1880s - 3,558
1890s - 3,926
1900s - 5,220
1910s - 30,858
1920s - 37,893
1930s - 56,001
1940s - 336,568
1950s 10 837,471
1960s 7 833,092
1970s - 707,327
1980s - 663,807
1990s 5 462,466
2000s - 250,715
2010s - 145,220
2020s - 52,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mich Michael
2014 - 15,505
2015 - 14,504
2016 - 14,145
2017 - 12,726
2018 - 11,756
2019 - 10,619
2020 - 9,833
2021 - 9,150
2022 - 8,895
2023 - 8,430
2024 - 8,229
2025 - 8,094

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, 1956–1994.

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