Girls' name · since 1933
Michaele
1,816 babies named Michaele in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 1,816
- total births
- 1933–2010
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Michaele sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,816 recorded since 1933.
Social Security Administration records show Michaele recorded 1,816 times among girls since 1933, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2010.
- 1,816 total births
- 1933–2010 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
1,816 girls have been named Michaele since 1933, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2010.
- 1,816
- total births
- 1933–2010
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
29% of everyone ever named Michaele was born in this single decade.
104 babies were named Michaele in 1947 - its busiest year on record.
Michaele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Michaele's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 104, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Michaele at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Michaele popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2010
- Peak year (1947)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2010.
1,816 total births across 78 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1947 with 104 births in a single year.
Michaele popularity over time - boys
21 total births recorded since 1963 (Michaele as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Michaele accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Michaele by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Michaele's strongest decade.
532 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Michaele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
477 births
- 1950s
1950s
282 births
- 1960s
1960s
532 births
- 1970s
1970s
235 births
- 1980s 165
1980s
165 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 532 births (29% of all-time use).
Michaele decade highlights
- Peak decade 532 births
- Runner-up 477 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Michaele compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Michaele's total volume
Michaele vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Michaele by state
Where Michaele concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 155 | 8.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 78 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 32 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 9 | 0.5% |
155 of 1,816 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.5% of nationwide
- New York 4.3% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 10 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Michaele appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Michaele's data
- Michaele's decade-level peak was the 1960s (532 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Michaeles (155 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1933–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Michaele: Baby Name Since 1933 - 1,816 Births, Peak 1947." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/michaele. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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