Boys' name · since 1975
Michaelpaul
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 115 babies named Michaelpaul, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 115
- total births
- 1975–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
Michaelpaul sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 115 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Michaelpaul recorded 115 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1993.
- 115 total births
- 1975–1993 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 66% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Michaelpaul's 115 recorded births place it above 64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Michaelpaul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Michaelpaul's full recorded timeline at 1983, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Michaelpaul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1993
- Peak year (1979)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Michaelpaul by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Michaelpaul's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Michaelpaul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 76 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Michaelpaul's decade-level peak was the 1980s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Michaelpaul: Baby Name Since 1975 - 115 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/michaelpaul. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Michaelpaul 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 July 2026.