Boys' name · since 1954
Michaeal
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Michaeal, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
135 boys have been named Michaeal since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michaeal has been recorded 135 times among boys since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1992.
- #15,472 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 135 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michaeal ranks #15,472 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Michaeal's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Michaeal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Michaeal's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Michaeal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1992
- Peak year (1958)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Michaeal by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (40 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Michaeal's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Michaeal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 40 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Michaeal's data
- Michaeal's decade-level peak was the 1960s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Michaeal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
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, 1954–1992 (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 Michaeal 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.