Boys' name · since 1977
Micholas
Micholas has 217 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 217
- total births
- 1977–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
Micholas sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 217 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Micholas recorded 217 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2000.
- 217 total births
- 1977–2000 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Micholas's 217 recorded births place it above 73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Micholas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Micholas splits its recorded history at 1986: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Micholas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2000
- Peak year (1984)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Micholas by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Micholas's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Micholas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 156 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Micholas's decade-level peak was the 1980s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1977–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Micholas: Baby Name Since 1977 - 217 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/micholas. 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 Micholas 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.