Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Michael

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Michael
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 91.2% from peak

Peak era

1957

Peak rank proxy

92,786

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19572024

Peak year

1957

Decline from peak

91.2%

2024

8,189

All-time

4,418,526

Michael once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1957, when 92,786 boys were named Michael.

In 2024, only 8,189 boys were given the name.

Down 91.2% from its peak.

All told, about 4,418,526 Americans have been named Michael and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 91.2% from peak

195792,786 boys named Michael

20248,189 boys named Michael

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