Boys' name · since 1951
Micahel
Micahel has 1,412 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,122 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,412
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Micahel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,412 have been recorded since 1951.
Micahel has 1,412 recorded births among boys since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1951 to 2011.
- #4,122 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,412 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micahel ranks #4,122 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,412 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,122 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,412
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Micahel's 1,412 recorded births place it above 90.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Micahel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Micahel splits its recorded history at 1982: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Micahel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2011
- Peak year (1989)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Micahel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (635 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Micahel's strongest decade.
635 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Micahel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 128
1960s
128 births
- 1970s
1970s
327 births
- 1980s
1980s
635 births
- 1990s 248
1990s
248 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 635 births (45% of all-time use).
How Micahel 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 Micahel's total volume
Micahel by state
Where Micahel concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 178 | 12.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 99 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 39 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 28 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 19 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.7% |
178 of 1,412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Micahel appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Micahel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (635 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Micahels (178 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Micahel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1951–2011 (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 Micahel 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.