Boys' name · since 1970
Jonmichael
Jonmichael has 1,419 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,106 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,315 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,419
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jonmichael is the #12315 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,419 recorded since 1970.
Jonmichael has 1,419 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12315 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,106 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,315 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,419 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonmichael ranks #4,106 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,315 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,419 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,106 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,315 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,419
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jonmichael's 1,419 recorded births place it above 90.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jonmichael compares
1,419 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Jonmichael's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jonmichael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,419 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jonmichael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jonmichael's full recorded timeline at 1997, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jonmichael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jonmichael by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (502 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Jonmichael's strongest decade.
502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jonmichael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 168
1970s
168 births
- 1980s
1980s
502 births
- 1990s
1990s
396 births
- 2000s
2000s
241 births
- 2010s 90
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 502 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jonmichael 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 Jonmichael's total volume
Jonmichael by state
Where Jonmichael concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 120 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 98 | 6.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 61 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.4% |
120 of 1,419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Jonmichael's data
- Jonmichael's decade-level peak was the 1980s (502 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jonmichaels (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jonmichael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Jonmichael 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.