Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Michel

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1957

Peak rank proxy

284

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19572024

Peak year

1957

Decline from peak

89.1%

2024

All-time

10,516

Michel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1957, when 284 boys were named Michel.

In 2024, only 31 boys were given the name.

Down 89.1% from its peak.

All told, about 10,516 Americans have been named Michel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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