Boys' name · since 1963
Mikhael
Mikhael has 1,163 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,672 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,693 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,163
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,163 babies have been named Mikhael since 1963, making it today's #2693 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mikhael recorded 1,163 times among boys since 1963, holding rank #2693 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #4,672 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,693 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,163 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikhael ranks #4,672 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,693 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,163 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,672 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,693 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,163
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mikhael's 1,163 recorded births place it above 89.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mikhael compares
1,163 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Mikhael's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikhael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,163 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mikhael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mikhael's full recorded timeline at 1999, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mikhael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Mikhael popularity over time - girls
8 total births recorded since 1991 (Mikhael as girls' name)
Mikhael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (391 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Mikhael's strongest decade.
391 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Mikhael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s 151
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
391 births
- 2020s
2020s
297 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 391 births (34% of all-time use).
How Mikhael 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 Mikhael's total volume
Mikhael by state
Where Mikhael concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 109 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 76 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 67 | 5.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 60 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
109 of 1,163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Mikhael's data
- Mikhael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (391 total births) through the 2020s (297) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mikhaels (109 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 Mikhael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Mikhael 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.