Michio vs Michael

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

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Michio

Boy name

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Name B

Michael

Boy name · Rank #18

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Metric Michio Michael
Current Rank Unranked #18
Total Births (all years) 90 4,418,526
Peak Year 1932 1957
Peak Year Births 8 92,786
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Michio Michael
1880ss — 3,558
1890ss — 3,926
1900ss — 5,220
1910ss 5 30,859
1920ss 46 37,894
1930ss 34 56,000
1940ss — 336,564
1950ss — 837,466
1960ss — 833,070
1970ss — 707,368
1980ss — 663,824
1990ss — 462,451
2000ss — 250,702
2010ss 5 145,171
2020ss — 44,453

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Michio Michael
2014 — 15,496
2015 — 14,497
2016 — 14,139
2017 — 12,723
2018 — 11,750
2019 — 10,614
2020 — 9,824
2021 — 9,136
2022 — 8,888
2023 — 8,416
2024 — 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, 1915–2011.

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