Mick vs Michael

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

Name A

Mick

Boy name · Rank #3619

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Name B

Michael

Boy name · Rank #18

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Metric Mick Michael
Current Rank #3619 #18
Total Births (all years) 2,445 4,426,753
Peak Year 1991 1957
Peak Year Births 50 92,781
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mick Michael
1880s - 3,558
1890s - 3,926
1900s - 5,220
1910s 19 30,858
1920s 11 37,893
1930s 25 56,001
1940s 175 336,568
1950s 218 837,471
1960s 237 833,092
1970s 238 707,327
1980s 300 663,807
1990s 359 462,466
2000s 312 250,715
2010s 339 145,220
2020s 212 52,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mick Michael
2014 33 15,505
2015 36 14,504
2016 41 14,145
2017 27 12,726
2018 36 11,756
2019 40 10,619
2020 34 9,833
2021 38 9,150
2022 43 8,895
2023 44 8,430
2024 31 8,229
2025 22 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, 1915–2025.

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