Unisex name · since 1922
Michale
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 3,274 babies named Michale, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,274
- born since 1922
- 1970s
- peak decade
Michale is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 3,274 have been recorded since 1922.
Michale has 3,274 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2024.
- #2,383 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 3,274 born since 1922
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michale ranks #2,383 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,274 born since 1922, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,274
- born since 1922
- 1970s
- peak decade
Michale's 3,274 recorded births place it above 94.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Michale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Michale's full recorded timeline at 1977, 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 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Michale popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2024
- Peak year (1956)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Michale popularity over time - girls
344 total births recorded since 1942 (Michale as girls' name)
Michale by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (733 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Michale's strongest decade.
733 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Michale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 144
1940s
144 births
- 1950s
1950s
602 births
- 1960s
1960s
592 births
- 1970s
1970s
733 births
- 1980s
1980s
693 births
- 1990s
1990s
294 births
- 2000s 117
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 733 births (22% of all-time use).
How Michale 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 Michale's total volume
Michale by state
Where Michale concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 365 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 163 | 5.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 116 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 76 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 61 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 46 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 36 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 19 | 0.6% |
365 of 3,274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Michale appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Michale's data
- Michale's decade-level peak was the 1970s (733 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Michales (365 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1922–2024 (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 Michale 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.