Boys' name · since 1961
Michelangelo
1,358 babies named Michelangelo in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,958 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,358
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,358 babies have been named Michelangelo since 1961, making it today's #2958 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Michelangelo recorded 1,358 times among boys since 1961, holding rank #2958 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #4,226 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,958 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,358 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michelangelo ranks #4,226 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,958 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,358 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,958 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,358
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Michelangelo's 1,358 recorded births place it above 90.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Michelangelo compares
1,358 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Michelangelo's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Michelangelo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,358 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 34 | 22,252 |
Michelangelo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Michelangelo's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 76, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Michelangelo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Michelangelo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (486 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Michelangelo's strongest decade.
486 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Michelangelo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 159
1990s
159 births
- 2000s
2000s
226 births
- 2010s
2010s
486 births
- 2020s
2020s
285 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 486 births (36% of all-time use).
How Michelangelo 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 Michelangelo's total volume
Michelangelo by state
Where Michelangelo concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 270 | 19.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 80 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 52 | 3.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 40 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
270 of 1,358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Michelangelo's data
- Michelangelo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (486 total births) through the 2020s (285) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Michelangelos (270 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michelangelo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Michelangelo 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.