Boys' name · since 2001
Michai
323 babies named Michai in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,191 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 323
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
323 boys have been named Michai since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michai has been recorded 323 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.
- #10,191 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 323 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michai ranks #10,191 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 323 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,191 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 323
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Michai's 323 recorded births place it above 77.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Michai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Michai's full recorded timeline at 2013, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Michai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Michai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Michai's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Michai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Michai's decade-level peak was the 2010s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2001–2024 (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 Michai 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.