Micholas — boys' name
217 babies named Micholas in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
217 boys have been named Micholas since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2000.
- 217
- total births
- 1977–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
72% of everyone ever named Micholas was born in this single decade.
19 babies were named Micholas in 1984 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Micholas
The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Micholas between 1977 and 2000, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Micholas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 19 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Micholas performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Micholas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Micholas 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 217 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.
Micholas at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Micholas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1977
- Peak year (1984)
- 19
- Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2000.
217 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1984 with 19 births in a single year.
Micholas by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 156 births that decade — 72% of Micholas's all-time total
Micholas decade highlights
- Peak decade 156 births
- Runner-up 32 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Micholas's strongest decade
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 72% of all-time use.
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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, 1977–2000 (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.