Michael

Current Popularity

#21 for boys

in the United States (2025)

Projected 2026: #22, likely #17 to #27

↗Steady favorite

Popularity over time

188019502020
Recent years · births per year

Dashed bar: 2026 (projected): 8,017. How this is calculated

Yearly values
  • 2011: 16,823
  • 2012: 16,211
  • 2013: 15,544
  • 2014: 15,505
  • 2015: 14,504
  • 2016: 14,145
  • 2017: 12,726
  • 2018: 11,756
  • 2019: 10,619
  • 2020: 9,833
  • 2021: 9,150
  • 2022: 8,895
  • 2023: 8,430
  • 2024: 8,229
  • 2025: 8,094
  • 2026 (projected): 8,017

Good to Know

  • •Multiple spelling variations exist

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Statistics

4,426,753

Total births since 1880

1957

Peak year

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