Girls' name · since 1933
Michaelene
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 1,429 babies named Michaelene, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,429
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
Michaelene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,429 have been recorded since 1933.
Michaelene has 1,429 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1994.
- #5,889 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,429 born since 1933
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michaelene ranks #5,889 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,429 born since 1933, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,429
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
Michaelene's 1,429 recorded births place it above 91.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Michaelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Michaelene's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Michaelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1994
- Peak year (1949)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Michaelene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (398 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Michaelene's strongest decade.
398 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Michaelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 64
1930s
64 births
- 1940s
1940s
398 births
- 1950s
1950s
384 births
- 1960s
1960s
247 births
- 1970s
1970s
173 births
- 1980s 115
1980s
115 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 398 births (28% of all-time use).
How Michaelene 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 Michaelene's total volume
Michaelene by state
Where Michaelene concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 215 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 166 | 11.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 29 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
215 of 1,429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Michaelene's data
- Michaelene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (398 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Michaelenes (215 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Michaelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1933–1994 (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 Michaelene 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.