Recorded 1942–1981 Girls' name Peak 1981 65 births

Michol — girls' name

65 babies named Michol in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

65 girls have been named Michol since 1942, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1981.

65
total births
1942–1981
years on record
1940s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Michol was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

15 babies were named Michol in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michol

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Michol between 1942 and 1981, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Michol currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michol performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Michol shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michol 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 65 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.

Michol at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

65

Since 1942

40 years of records

Peak year

1981

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1942

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1981

Michol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1942

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
15
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 198119801979197619691967194919431942 7

Michol by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
20 births that decade — 31% of Michol's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michol?
65 babies have been named Michol since 1942. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1981 with 15 births.
When was Michol most popular?
Michol was most popular in the 1940s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Michol been used?
Michol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 40 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Michol?
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, 1942–1981 (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.