Boys' name · since 1978
Michaelanthony
Michaelanthony has 569 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,306 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 569
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
569 boys have been named Michaelanthony since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Michaelanthony has 569 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2024.
- #7,306 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 569 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michaelanthony ranks #7,306 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 569 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,306 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 569
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Michaelanthony's 569 recorded births place it above 83.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Michaelanthony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Michaelanthony's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Michaelanthony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Michaelanthony by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (223 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Michaelanthony's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Michaelanthony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
223 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s 81
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 223 births (39% of all-time use).
How Michaelanthony 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 Michaelanthony's total volume
Michaelanthony by state
Where Michaelanthony concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 143 | 25.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
143 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Michaelanthony's decade-level peak was the 1990s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Michaelanthonys (143 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michaelanthony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1978–2024 (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 Michaelanthony 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.