Recorded 1976–2004 Boys' name Peak 1984 182 births

Paulmichael — boys' name

182 babies named Paulmichael in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s1011990s392000s12
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Paulmichael was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

16 babies were named Paulmichael in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paulmichael

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Paulmichael between 1976 and 2004, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paulmichael currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulmichael performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Paulmichael shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Paulmichael in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulmichael in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 182 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Paulmichael at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

182

Since 1976

29 years of records

Peak year

1984

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1976

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2004

Paulmichael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1976

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1984)
16
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 20041994199019871984198119781976 6

Paulmichael by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
101 births that decade — 55% of Paulmichael's all-time total
1970s301980s1011990s392000s12

Paulmichael by state

Where Paulmichael concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Paulmichael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 8.2%
California share of Paulmichael's total US births 8.2%

15 of 182 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paulmichael?
182 babies have been named Paulmichael since 1976. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1984 with 16 births.
When was Paulmichael most popular?
Paulmichael was most popular in the 1980s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Paulmichael most popular?
The top states for the name Paulmichael are California (15 births).
How long has the name Paulmichael been used?
Paulmichael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 29 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Paulmichael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paul, Paulo, Paulino, Paula, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.