Recorded 1979–2022 Boys' name Peak 1988 190 births

Michaeljames — boys' name

190 babies named Michaeljames in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

190 boys have been named Michaeljames since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2022.

190
total births
1979–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Michaeljames was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

12 babies were named Michaeljames in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michaeljames

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Michaeljames between 1979 and 2022, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Michaeljames currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michaeljames performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Michaeljames shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Michaeljames in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michaeljames 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 190 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.

Michaeljames at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

190

Since 1979

44 years of records

Peak year

1988

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1979

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2022

Michaeljames popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1979

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1988)
12
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Michaeljames by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
64 births that decade — 34% of Michaeljames's all-time total
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Michaeljames by state

Where Michaeljames concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Michaeljames
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 7.4%
California share of Michaeljames's total US births 7.4%

14 of 190 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michaeljames?
190 babies have been named Michaeljames since 1979. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1988 with 12 births.
When was Michaeljames most popular?
Michaeljames was most popular in the 1990s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Michaeljames most popular?
The top states for the name Michaeljames are California (14 births).
How long has the name Michaeljames been used?
Michaeljames has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 44 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Michaeljames?
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, 1979–2022 (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.