Total births
589
Boys' name · since 1944
Michail
Michail has 589 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 589
- total births
- 1944–2019
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 18%
- born in that decade
589 boys have been named Michail since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michail has been recorded 589 times among boys since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2019.
- 589 total births
- 1944–2019 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 18% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
589 boys have been named Michail since 1944, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2019.
- 589
- total births
- 1944–2019
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 18%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
18% of everyone ever named Michail was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
17 babies were named Michail in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Michail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Michail's full recorded timeline at 1980, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Michail at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1944
Michail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2019
- Peak year (1971)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Michail by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Michail's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Michail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
85 births
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 105 births (18% of all-time use).
How Michail compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Michail's total volume
Michail vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Michail? ▼
Michail has been given to 589 babies in the U.S. since 1944, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 17 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
When was Michail most popular? ▼
Michail was most popular in the 1970s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Michail been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Michail since 1944 -- 76 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Michail? ▼
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.
What to do with Michail's data
- Michail's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2010s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Michail
Nearby Names Like Michail
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Michail
Michael Boy
#18 4,426,753 births
Micheal Boy
#1332 154,719 births
Micah Boy
#86 119,571 births
Mickey Boy
#1644 27,627 births
Michel Boy
#3608 10,539 births
Compare Michail side by side: Michail vs Michael Michail vs Micheal Michail vs Micah
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1944–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Michail: Baby Name Since 1944 - 589 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/michail. 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 Michail 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.