Boys' name · since 1956
Mich
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Mich, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mich is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mich has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1994.
- #28,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1956
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mich ranks #28,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.
- #28,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mich's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mich's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mich's full recorded timeline at 1960, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mich popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1994
- Peak year (1960)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Mich by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).
1950s was Mich's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Mich births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Mich's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mich: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1956–1994 (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 Mich 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.