Girls' name · since 1969
Michole
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 142 babies named Michole, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Michole sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 142 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Michole recorded 142 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1969 to 1993.
- #23,355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 142 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michole ranks #23,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Michole's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Michole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Michole's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Michole popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1993
- Peak year (1981)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Michole by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (77 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Michole's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Michole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 77 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Michole's decade-level peak was the 1980s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Michole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1969–1993 (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 Michole 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.