Michael
4 countries#21 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Michael was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
4,448,633 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #21 · peaked in 1957 with 93,036 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
81,317 births recorded 1904–2022 · currently #885 · peaked in 1973 with 4,472 births
Most common in: Nord, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Bouches-du-Rhône, Moselle
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
23,776 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #65 · peaked in 1990 with 973 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
3,492 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #38 · peaked in 1997 with 263 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Michael’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2 | — |
| 2007 | #2 | — |
| 2008 | #2 | — |
| 2009 | #3 | ↓1 |
| 2010 | #3 | — |
| 2011 | #6 | ↓3 |
| 2012 | #7 | ↓1 |
| 2013 | #7 | — |
| 2014 | #7 | — |
| 2015 | #9 | ↓2 |
| 2016 | #8 | ↑1 |
| 2017 | #12 | ↓4 |
| 2018 | #14 | ↓2 |
| 2019 | #14 | — |
| 2020 | #12 | ↑2 |
| 2021 | #17 | ↓5 |
| 2022 | #16 | ↑1 |
| 2023 | #16 | — |
| 2024 | #18 | ↓2 |
| 2025 | #21 | ↓3 |
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