Michael
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning who is like God?.
Babies a year
12,612
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#21
down from #18
UK popularity
#85
615 babies · unchanged
How Michael has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #9 |
| 2016 | #8 |
| 2017 | #12 |
| 2018 | #14 |
| 2019 | #14 |
| 2020 | #12 |
| 2021 | #17 |
| 2022 | #16 |
| 2023 | #16 |
| 2024 | #18 |
| 2025 | #21 |
In 2025, 615 babies in England and Wales were named Michael. In the US, 12,612 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 92,695 in 1957.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Michael was most common in 1970, when it went to 4.48% of American babies of that sex.
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