Recorded 1983–2013 Boys' name Peak 1988 96 births

Michaeljoseph — boys' name

96 babies named Michaeljoseph in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, 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

96 boys have been named Michaeljoseph since 1983, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2013.

96
total births
1983–2013
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Michaeljoseph was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Michaeljoseph in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michaeljoseph

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Michaeljoseph between 1983 and 2013, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Michaeljoseph currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michaeljoseph performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Michaeljoseph shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Michaeljoseph in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michaeljoseph 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 96 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.

Michaeljoseph at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

96

Since 1983

31 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1983

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2013

Michaeljoseph popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1983

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 20132010200219961992198919871983 5

Michaeljoseph by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
38 births that decade — 40% of Michaeljoseph's all-time total
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Michaeljoseph by state

Where Michaeljoseph concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Michaeljoseph
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.2%
California share of Michaeljoseph's total US births 5.2%

5 of 96 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michaeljoseph?
96 babies have been named Michaeljoseph since 1983. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Michaeljoseph most popular?
Michaeljoseph was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Michaeljoseph most popular?
The top states for the name Michaeljoseph are California (5 births).
How long has the name Michaeljoseph been used?
Michaeljoseph has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 31 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Michaeljoseph?
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, 1983–2013 (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.