Recorded 1956–1994 Boys' name Peak 1960 22 births

Mich — boys' name

22 babies named Mich in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s71990s5

The verdict

22 boys have been named Mich since 1956, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1994.

22
total births
1956–1994
years on record
1950s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Mich was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mich in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mich

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Mich between 1956 and 1994, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mich currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mich performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mich shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mich in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mich at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

22

Since 1956

39 years of records

Peak year

1960

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1956

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1994

Mich popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1956

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1960)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1994196019581956 5

Mich by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 45% of Mich's all-time total
1950s101960s71990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mich?
22 babies have been named Mich since 1956. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1960 with 7 births.
When was Mich most popular?
Mich was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Mich been used?
Mich has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 39 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Mich?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Michael, Micheal, Micah, Mickey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.