Boys' name · since 1948
Micael
731 babies named Micael in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,026 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 731
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Micael currently ranks #9026 among boys' names in America, with 731 babies recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micael has been recorded 731 times among boys since 1948, currently ranked #9026 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #6,257 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,026 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 731 born since 1948
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micael ranks #6,257 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,026 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 731 born since 1948, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,026 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 731
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Micael's 731 recorded births place it above 86.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Micael compares
731 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Micael's all-time total is 98% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Micael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 731 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Micael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Micael's full recorded timeline at 1987, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Micael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Micael by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (112 births, 15% of the file).
1980s was Micael's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Micael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
101 births
- 1960s
1960s
110 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 112 births (15% of all-time use).
How Micael 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 Micael's total volume
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What to do with Micael's data
- Micael's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Micael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Micael 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.