Boys' name · since 1969
Johnmichael
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 2,285 babies named Johnmichael, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,034 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,073 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,285
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,285 babies have been named Johnmichael since 1969, making it today's #4073 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Johnmichael recorded 2,285 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #4073 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #3,034 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,073 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,285 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnmichael ranks #3,034 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,073 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,285 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,034 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,073 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,285
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnmichael's 2,285 recorded births place it above 93.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Johnmichael compares
2,285 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Johnmichael's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johnmichael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,285 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Johnmichael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johnmichael splits its recorded history at 1998: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johnmichael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Johnmichael by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (603 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Johnmichael's strongest decade.
603 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Johnmichael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 127
1970s
127 births
- 1980s
1980s
489 births
- 1990s
1990s
603 births
- 2000s
2000s
554 births
- 2010s
2010s
346 births
- 2020s 161
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 603 births (26% of all-time use).
How Johnmichael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Johnmichael's total volume
Johnmichael by state
Where Johnmichael concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 276 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 274 | 12.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 63 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 58 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.2% |
276 of 2,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Johnmichael appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Johnmichael's data
- Johnmichael's decade-level peak was the 1990s (603 total births); usage has since declined to 161 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Johnmichaels (276 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Johnmichael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Johnmichael draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.