Unisex name · since 1941
Michon
Michon has 555 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 555
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Michon sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 555 recorded since 1941.
Michon has 555 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1999.
- #11,113 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 555 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michon ranks #11,113 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 555 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 555
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Michon's 555 recorded births place it above 84.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Michon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Michon's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Michon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1999
- Peak year (1964)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Michon popularity over time - boys
29 total births recorded since 1986 (Michon as boys' name)
Michon by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (179 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Michon's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Michon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
179 births
- 1970s
1970s
162 births
- 1980s
1980s
115 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 179 births (32% of all-time use).
How Michon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Michon's total volume
Michon by state
Where Michon concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Nevada | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.9% |
18 of 555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Michon's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (179 total births) through the 1990s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Michons (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Michon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1941–1999 (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 Michon 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.