Recorded 1949–2009 Unisex name Peak 1960 493 births

Michae — boys' name

493 babies named Michae in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s81950s1231960s1651970s791980s1081990s52000s5
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Michae was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

32 babies were named Michae in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michae

The Social Security Administration has registered 493 babies named Michae between 1949 and 2009, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Michae currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 32 babies received it in a single year. Michae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 52 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michae performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Michae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michae 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 493 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.

Michae at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

493

Since 1949

61 years of records

Peak year

1960

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1949

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2009

Michae popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1949

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1960)
32
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
010203040 20091985197819721966196019541949 8

Michae popularity over time — girls

52 total births recorded since 1981 (Michae as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 52 births
4.555.566.577.5 200920031998199619941991198719841981 5

Michae by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
165 births that decade — 33% of Michae's all-time total
1940s81950s1231960s1651970s791980s1081990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michae?
493 babies have been named Michae since 1949. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1960 with 32 births.
When was Michae most popular?
Michae was most popular in the 1960s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Is Michae a unisex name?
Yes, Michae is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 493 births, and as a girl's name it has 52 births.
How long has the name Michae been used?
Michae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 61 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Michae?
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.

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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, 1949–2009 (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.