Boys' name · since 1916
Mickael
Mickael has 1,492 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,239 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,492
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mickael is the #7239 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,492 recorded since 1916.
Mickael has 1,492 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7239 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #3,972 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,239 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,492 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mickael ranks #3,972 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,239 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,492 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,239 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,492
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mickael's 1,492 recorded births place it above 91.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mickael compares
1,492 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mickael's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mickael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,492 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mickael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mickael's full recorded timeline at 1977, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mickael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1955)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Mickael popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1989 (Mickael as girls' name)
Mickael by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (335 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Mickael's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Mickael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 42
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 129
1940s
129 births
- 1950s
1950s
335 births
- 1960s
1960s
259 births
- 1970s
1970s
162 births
- 1980s 108
1980s
108 births
- 1990s 133
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 335 births (22% of all-time use).
How Mickael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mickael's total volume
Mickael by state
Where Mickael concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
16 of 1,492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mickael's data
- Mickael's decade-level peak was the 1950s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mickaels (16 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mickael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Mickael 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.