Mico vs Michael

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

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Mico

Boy name

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Name B

Michael

Boy name · Rank #18

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Metric Mico Michael
Current Rank Unranked #18
Total Births (all years) 144 4,426,753
Peak Year 2014 1957
Peak Year Births 10 92,781
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mico Michael
1880ss — 3,558
1890ss — 3,926
1900ss — 5,220
1910ss — 30,858
1920ss — 37,893
1930ss — 56,001
1940ss — 336,568
1950ss — 837,471
1960ss — 833,092
1970ss 6 707,327
1980ss 6 663,807
1990ss 30 462,466
2000ss 17 250,715
2010ss 48 145,220
2020ss 37 52,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mico Michael
2014 10 15,505
2015 9 14,504
2016 — 14,145
2017 5 12,726
2018 6 11,756
2019 8 10,619
2020 5 9,833
2021 9 9,150
2022 8 8,895
2023 9 8,430
2024 — 8,229
2025 6 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, 1970–2025.

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