Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 4.700% 3.760% 2.820% 1.880% 0.940% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Michael (feminine)   Michael (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 - - #16 0.458
2022 - - #16 0.474
2021 - - #17 0.487
2020 - - #12 0.531
2019 - - #14 0.552
2018 - - #14 0.604
2017 - - #12 0.642
2016 - - #8 0.698
2015 - - #9 0.709
2014 - - #7 0.756
2013 - - #7 0.769
2012 - - #7 0.799
2011 - - #6 0.828
2010 - - #3 0.846
2009 - - #3 0.894
2008 - - #2 0.947
2007 - - #2 0.994
2006 - - #2 1.033
2005 - - #2 1.120
2004 - - #2 1.205
2003 - - #2 1.291
2002 - - #2 1.367
2001 - - #2 1.435
2000 - - #2 1.534
1999 - - #2 1.663
1998 - - #1 1.806
1997 - - #1 1.880
1996 - - #1 1.915
1995 - - #1 2.059
1994 #965 0.010
#1 2.182
1993 #870 0.011
#1 2.400
1992 #789 0.013
#1 2.592
1991 #769 0.013
#1 2.868
1990 #747 0.013
#1 3.035
1989 #594 0.018
#1 3.121
1988 #472 0.025
#1 3.205
1987 #410 0.029
#1 3.264
1986 #391 0.032
#1 3.342
1985 #419 0.029
#1 3.374
1984 #419 0.028
#1 3.610
1983 #385 0.032
#1 3.649
1982 #403 0.032
#1 3.616
1981 #438 0.027
#1 3.692
1980 #409 0.031
#1 3.703
1979 #393 0.032
#1 3.780
1978 #384 0.033
#1 3.929
1977 #378 0.034
#1 3.954
1976 #397 0.033
#1 4.099
1975 #373 0.036
#1 4.218
1974 #392 0.034
#1 4.144
1973 #431 0.029
#1 4.203
1972 #431 0.028
#1 4.264
1971 #449 0.026
#1 4.268
1970 #461 0.025
#1 4.476
1969 #449 0.026
#1 4.656
1968 #439 0.028
#1 4.617
1967 #495 0.022
#1 4.632
1966 #509 0.020
#1 4.400
1965 #504 0.019
#1 4.275
1964 #566 0.015
#1 4.076
1963 #501 0.019
#1 4.057
1962 #520 0.017
#1 4.046
1961 #546 0.016
#1 4.031
1960 #544 0.015
#2 3.887
1959 #586 0.014
#1 3.934
1958 #575 0.014
#1 4.206
1957 #611 0.012
#1 4.237
1956 #617 0.012
#1 4.226
1955 #578 0.012
#1 4.229
1954 #618 0.011
#1 4.280
1953 #581 0.012
#3 4.205
1952 #644 0.010
#4 4.005
1951 #668 0.009
#4 3.808
1950 #640 0.010
#4 3.581
1949 #602 0.011
#5 3.332
1948 #637 0.010
#6 2.948
1947 #635 0.010
#7 2.719
1946 #611 0.010
#7 2.496
1945 #583 0.012
#9 2.180
1944 #562 0.012
#9 1.924
1943 #550 0.013
#10 1.701
1942 #594 0.011
#13 1.543
1941 #713 0.008
#16 1.270
1940 #790 0.007
#18 1.115
1939 #763 0.007
#18 0.955
1938 #931 0.005
#21 0.799
1937 - - #27 0.649
1936 - - #33 0.545
1935 - - #41 0.459
1934 - - #47 0.387
1933 - - #53 0.348
1932 - - #54 0.336
1931 - - #55 0.326
1930 - - #54 0.314
1929 - - #54 0.313
1928 - - #53 0.315
1927 - - #52 0.310
1926 - - #56 0.304
1925 - - #55 0.327
1924 - - #54 0.331
1923 - - #50 0.346
1922 - - #48 0.355
1921 - - #47 0.369
1920 - - #50 0.364
1919 - - #46 0.385
1918 - - #45 0.410
1917 - - #44 0.447
1916 - - #44 0.456
1915 - - #43 0.463
1914 - - #40 0.492
1913 - - #40 0.486
1912 - - #42 0.466
1911 - - #38 0.480
1910 - - #45 0.405
1909 - - #47 0.359
1908 - - #44 0.414
1907 - - #48 0.370
1906 - - #46 0.369
1905 - - #45 0.358
1904 - - #50 0.334
1903 - - #47 0.360
1902 - - #48 0.347
1901 - - #52 0.332
1900 - - #51 0.305
1899 - - #51 0.326
1898 - - #51 0.329
1897 - - #57 0.302
1896 - - #53 0.309
1895 - - #52 0.326
1894 - - #50 0.339
1893 - - #49 0.336
1892 - - #59 0.289
1891 - - #54 0.305
1890 - - #48 0.329
1889 - - #51 0.317
1888 - - #46 0.359
1887 - - #48 0.315
1886 - - #53 0.292
1885 - - #46 0.319
1884 - - #51 0.304
1883 - - #55 0.273
1882 - - #57 0.263
1881 - - #54 0.275
1880 - - #46 0.299