Micheal vs Michael

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

Name A

Micheal

Boy name · Rank #1332

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Name B

Michael

Boy name · Rank #18

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Metric Micheal Michael
Current Rank #1332 #18
Total Births (all years) 154,719 4,426,753
Peak Year 1957 1957
Peak Year Births 4,831 92,781
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Micheal Michael
1880s 142 3,558
1890s 119 3,926
1900s 218 5,220
1910s 1,249 30,858
1920s 1,460 37,893
1930s 1,403 56,001
1940s 10,619 336,568
1950s 40,908 837,471
1960s 31,979 833,092
1970s 23,798 707,327
1980s 18,735 663,807
1990s 12,871 462,466
2000s 7,271 250,715
2010s 3,004 145,220
2020s 943 52,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Micheal Michael
2014 281 15,505
2015 268 14,504
2016 242 14,145
2017 243 12,726
2018 204 11,756
2019 173 10,619
2020 193 9,833
2021 174 9,150
2022 146 8,895
2023 156 8,430
2024 144 8,229
2025 130 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, 1880–2025.

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