Boys' name · since 1962
Michaelangelo
Michaelangelo has 1,419 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,905 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,419
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Michaelangelo is the #4905 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,419 recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michaelangelo has been recorded 1,419 times among boys since 1962, currently ranked #4905 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #4,107 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,905 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,419 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michaelangelo ranks #4,107 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,905 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,419 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,905 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,419
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Michaelangelo's 1,419 recorded births place it above 90.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Michaelangelo compares
1,419 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Michaelangelo's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Michaelangelo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,419 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Michaelangelo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Michaelangelo splits its recorded history at 1996: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Michaelangelo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Michaelangelo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (369 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Michaelangelo's strongest decade.
369 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Michaelangelo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 119
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
346 births
- 2000s
2000s
369 births
- 2010s
2010s
347 births
- 2020s 140
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 369 births (26% of all-time use).
How Michaelangelo 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 Michaelangelo's total volume
Michaelangelo by state
Where Michaelangelo concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 394 | 27.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 96 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 54 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 33 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.4% |
394 of 1,419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Michaelangelo's data
- Michaelangelo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (369 total births) through the 2020s (140) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Michaelangelos (394 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Michaelangelo
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michaelangelo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Michaelangelo 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.