Recorded 1964–1997 Girls' name Peak 1997 18 births

Michalyn — girls' name

18 babies named Michalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Michalyn since 1964, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

18
total births
1964–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Michalyn was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Michalyn in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Michalyn between 1964 and 1997, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Michalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michalyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Michalyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michalyn 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 18 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.

Michalyn at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

18

Since 1964

34 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1964

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1997

Michalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1964

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
456789 199719961964 5

Michalyn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 72% of Michalyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michalyn?
18 babies have been named Michalyn since 1964. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Michalyn most popular?
Michalyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Michalyn been used?
Michalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 34 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Michalyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Michelle, Michele, Michaela, Michael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1964–1997 (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.