Boys' name · since 1915
Michio
90 babies named Michio in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 90
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Michio is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 90 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Michio recorded 90 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2011.
- #18,100 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 90 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michio ranks #18,100 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 90
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Michio's 90 recorded births place it above 60.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Michio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Michio's full recorded timeline at 1929, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Michio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2011
- Peak year (1932)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Michio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (46 births, 51% of the file).
1920s was Michio's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Michio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (51% of all-time use).
Michio by state
Where Michio concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 5 | 5.6% |
15 of 90 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Michio's data
- Michio's decade-level peak was the 1920s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Michios (15 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1915–2011 (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 Michio 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.