Recorded 1975–1993 Boys' name Peak 1979 115 births

Michaelpaul — boys' name

115 babies named Michaelpaul in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s761990s5

The verdict

115 boys have been named Michaelpaul since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

115
total births
1975–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Michaelpaul was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Michaelpaul in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michaelpaul

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Michaelpaul between 1975 and 1993, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Michaelpaul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michaelpaul performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Michaelpaul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michaelpaul 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 115 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.

Michaelpaul at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

115

Since 1975

19 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1975

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1993

Michaelpaul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1975

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 19931988198619841982198019781975 6

Michaelpaul by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
76 births that decade — 66% of Michaelpaul's all-time total
1970s341980s761990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michaelpaul?
115 babies have been named Michaelpaul since 1975. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Michaelpaul most popular?
Michaelpaul was most popular in the 1980s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Michaelpaul been used?
Michaelpaul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 19 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Michaelpaul?
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, 1975–1993 (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.