Girls' name · since 1942

Michol

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.

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

Michol is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 65 have been recorded since 1942.

Michol has 65 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1981.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Michol's 65 recorded births place it above 56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Michol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Michol's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Michol popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
15
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
05101520 194219431949196719691976197919801981 15

Michol by decade

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

1940s was Michol's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Michol births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 20 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michol?
Michol has been given to 65 babies in the U.S. since 1942, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 15 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
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?
Records for Michol go back to 1942, giving 40 years of history 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.

What to do with Michol's data

  • Michol's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 1980s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1942–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Michol: Baby Name Since 1942 - 65 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/michol. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Michol 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 July 2026.