US rank #4730 Boys' name Peak 1990 1,398 births

Michaelangelo — #4730 US boys' name

1,398 babies named Michaelangelo in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s291970s691980s1191990s3462000s3692010s3472020s119
#4730
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Michaelangelo was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

72 babies were named Michaelangelo in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michaelangelo

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,398 babies named Michaelangelo between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Michaelangelo currently holds the #4730 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michaelangelo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 369 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Michaelangelo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 394 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Michaelangelo in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michaelangelo 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 1,398 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.

Michaelangelo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,398

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

1990

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,730

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Michaelangelo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
72
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Michaelangelo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
369 births that decade — 26% of Michaelangelo's all-time total
1960s291970s691980s1191990s3462000s3692010s3472020s119

Michaelangelo by state

Where Michaelangelo concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Michaelangelo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
394 28.2%
#2 Texas
96 6.9%
#3 New York
54 3.9%
#4 Florida
33 2.4%
#5 Illinois
18 1.3%
#6 Arizona
10 0.7%
#7 Massachusetts
5 0.4%
California share of Michaelangelo's total US births 28.2%
Even split

394 of 1,398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michaelangelo?
1,398 babies have been named Michaelangelo since 1962. It currently ranks #4730 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 72 births.
When was Michaelangelo most popular?
Michaelangelo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 369 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Michaelangelo most popular?
The top states for the name Michaelangelo are California (394 births), Texas (96 births), New York (54 births).
How long has the name Michaelangelo been used?
Michaelangelo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Michaelangelo?
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, 1962–2024 (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.