EveryBabyNames

Micheal

4 countries#1401 in United States, 2025
US
#1401
in United States, 2025
NI
#86
in Northern Ireland, 2025
FR
31
total births, France
SCOT
25
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
157,095
Peak year (United States)
1957
Peak-year count
4,861
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Micheal was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesNorthern IrelandFranceScotland

Country by country

United States

156,555 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1401 · peaked in 1957 with 4,861 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

484 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #86 · peaked in 2025 with 27 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

France

31 births recorded 1954–2010 · peaked in 1959 with 7 births

Most common in: Charente-Maritime, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

25 births recorded 1987–2019 · peaked in 2014 with 4 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Micheal’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#417
2007#435↓18
2008#475↓40
2009#502↓27
2010#548↓46
2011#591↓43
2012#658↓67
2013#685↓27
2014#810↓125
2015#838↓28
2016#897↓59
2017#885↑12
2018#1012↓127
2019#1127↓115
2020#1046↑81
2021#1152↓106
2022#1300↓148
2023#1244↑56
2024#1332↓88
2025#1401↓69

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