Michael is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #21 in 2025.
Michael is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #21 among boys (8,094) and #8,188 among girls (13) — overall #31 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,107 | 8,127 | #8,188 | #21 |
| 2024 | 8,245 | 8,273 | #7,149 | #18 |
| 2023 | 8,450 | 8,468 | #6,099 | #16 |
| 2022 | 8,914 | 8,949 | #6,389 | #16 |
| 2021 | 9,177 | 9,197 | #4,920 | #17 |
| 2020 | 9,857 | 9,877 | #5,272 | #12 |
| 2019 | 10,652 | 10,693 | #4,315 | #14 |
| 2018 | 11,776 | 11,819 | #6,170 | #14 |
| 2017 | 12,760 | 12,817 | #4,284 | #12 |
| 2016 | 14,179 | 14,234 | #4,323 | #8 |
| 2015 | 14,540 | 14,624 | #4,120 | #9 |
| 2014 | 15,540 | 15,631 | #4,235 | #7 |
| 2013 | 15,583 | 15,675 | #3,893 | #7 |
| 2012 | 16,238 | 16,382 | #5,203 | #7 |
| 2011 | 16,859 | 17,000 | #4,129 | #6 |
| 2010 | 17,424 | 17,569 | #4,084 | #3 |
| 2009 | 19,009 | 19,195 | #3,601 | #3 |
| 2008 | 20,707 | 20,902 | #3,110 | #2 |
| 2007 | 22,079 | 22,295 | #3,277 | #2 |
| 2006 | 22,717 | 22,944 | #2,770 | #2 |
| 2005 | 23,889 | 24,147 | #2,748 | #2 |
| 2004 | 25,618 | 25,913 | #1,409 | #2 |
| 2003 | 27,223 | 27,518 | #1,944 | #2 |
| 2002 | 28,353 | 28,681 | #1,884 | #2 |
| 2001 | 29,785 | 30,170 | #1,846 | #2 |
| 2000 | 32,159 | 32,604 | #1,568 | #2 |
| 1999 | 34,038 | 34,546 | #1,428 | #2 |
| 1998 | 36,746 | 37,345 | #1,360 | #1 |
| 1997 | 37,704 | — | #1,257 | #1 |
| 1996 | 38,530 | — | #1,162 | #1 |
| 1995 | 41,576 | — | #1,073 | #1 |
| 1994 | 44,669 | — | #970 | #1 |
| 1993 | 49,794 | — | #871 | #1 |
| 1992 | 54,668 | — | #789 | #1 |
| 1991 | 61,077 | — | #772 | #1 |
| 1990 | 65,598 | — | #751 | #1 |
| 1989 | 65,778 | — | #595 | #1 |
| 1988 | 64,651 | — | #474 | #1 |
| 1987 | 64,208 | — | #411 | #1 |
| 1986 | 64,825 | — | #392 | #1 |
| 1985 | 65,465 | — | #419 | #1 |
| 1984 | 68,243 | — | #421 | #1 |
| 1983 | 68,581 | — | #385 | #1 |
| 1982 | 68,792 | — | #403 | #1 |
| 1981 | 69,237 | — | #441 | #1 |
| 1980 | 69,229 | — | #409 | #1 |
| 1979 | 68,267 | — | #393 | #1 |
| 1978 | 67,672 | — | #384 | #1 |
| 1977 | 68,147 | — | #378 | #1 |
| 1976 | 67,430 | — | #398 | #1 |
| 1975 | 68,975 | — | #373 | #1 |
| 1974 | 68,059 | — | #392 | #1 |
| 1973 | 68,248 | — | #431 | #1 |
| 1972 | 71,845 | — | #431 | #1 |
| 1971 | 78,036 | — | #448 | #1 |
| 1970 | 85,723 | — | #461 | #1 |
| 1969 | 85,621 | — | #449 | #1 |
| 1968 | 82,439 | — | #440 | #1 |
| 1967 | 82,784 | — | #496 | #1 |
| 1966 | 80,331 | — | #509 | #1 |
| 1965 | 81,347 | — | #504 | #1 |
| 1964 | 82,920 | — | #566 | #1 |
| 1963 | 84,147 | — | #501 | #1 |
| 1962 | 85,415 | — | #519 | #1 |
| 1961 | 87,298 | — | #546 | #1 |
| 1960 | 84,469 | — | #548 | #2 |
| 1959 | 85,579 | — | #588 | #1 |
| 1958 | 90,899 | — | #574 | #1 |
| 1957 | 93,036 | — | #614 | #1 |
| 1956 | 90,929 | — | #622 | #1 |
| 1955 | 88,605 | — | #579 | #1 |
| 1954 | 88,785 | — | #618 | #1 |
| 1953 | 84,430 | — | #581 | #3 |
| 1952 | 79,227 | — | #647 | #4 |
| 1951 | 72,979 | — | #669 | #4 |
| 1950 | 65,315 | — | #642 | #4 |
| 1949 | 60,235 | — | #602 | #5 |
| 1948 | 52,736 | — | #637 | #6 |
| 1947 | 50,679 | — | #635 | #7 |
| 1946 | 41,363 | — | #611 | #7 |
| 1945 | 30,060 | — | #583 | #9 |
| 1944 | 26,885 | — | #563 | #9 |
| 1943 | 24,933 | — | #553 | #10 |
| 1942 | 21,884 | — | #594 | #13 |
| 1941 | 16,032 | — | #717 | #16 |
| 1940 | 13,308 | — | #793 | #18 |
| 1939 | 10,909 | — | #764 | #18 |
| 1938 | 9,135 | — | #941 | #21 |
| 1937 | 7,141 | — | #1,041 | #27 |
| 1936 | 5,840 | — | #1,129 | #33 |
| 1935 | 4,938 | — | #1,296 | #41 |
| 1934 | 4,128 | — | #1,752 | #47 |
| 1933 | 3,575 | — | #1,461 | #53 |
| 1932 | 3,627 | — | #1,797 | #54 |
| 1931 | 3,513 | — | #1,582 | #55 |
| 1930 | 3,579 | — | #1,267 | #54 |
| 1929 | 3,497 | — | #1,327 | #54 |
| 1928 | 3,631 | — | #1,360 | #53 |
| 1927 | 3,634 | — | #1,546 | #52 |
| 1926 | 3,517 | — | #1,435 | #56 |
| 1925 | 3,795 | — | #1,400 | #55 |
| 1924 | 3,910 | — | #1,377 | #54 |
| 1923 | 3,944 | — | #1,548 | #50 |
| 1922 | 4,021 | — | #1,495 | #48 |
| 1921 | 4,222 | — | #1,806 | #47 |
| 1920 | 4,025 | — | #1,868 | #50 |
| 1919 | 3,933 | — | #1,683 | #46 |
| 1918 | 4,326 | — | #1,439 | #45 |
| 1917 | 4,300 | — | #2,656 | #44 |
| 1916 | 4,228 | — | #1,929 | #44 |
| 1915 | 4,093 | — | #2,214 | #43 |
| 1914 | 3,378 | — | #1,710 | #40 |
| 1913 | 2,619 | — | #1,852 | #40 |
| 1912 | 2,112 | — | #2,290 | #42 |
| 1911 | 1,166 | — | #2,116 | #38 |
| 1910 | 853 | — | #1,721 | #45 |
| 1909 | 642 | — | #1,900 | #47 |
| 1908 | 688 | — | — | #44 |
| 1907 | 586 | — | — | #48 |
| 1906 | 536 | — | #2,135 | #46 |
| 1905 | 513 | — | — | #45 |
| 1904 | 462 | — | — | #50 |
| 1903 | 466 | — | — | #47 |
| 1902 | 460 | — | — | #48 |
| 1901 | 384 | — | — | #52 |
| 1900 | 495 | — | — | #51 |
| 1899 | 375 | — | — | #51 |
| 1898 | 434 | — | — | #52 |
| 1897 | 375 | — | #1,346 | #57 |
| 1896 | 399 | — | — | #53 |
| 1895 | 413 | — | — | #52 |
| 1894 | 423 | — | — | #51 |
| 1893 | 407 | — | — | #49 |
| 1892 | 380 | — | — | #59 |
| 1891 | 333 | — | — | #55 |
| 1890 | 394 | — | — | #48 |
| 1889 | 377 | — | — | #51 |
| 1888 | 466 | — | — | #46 |
| 1887 | 344 | — | — | #48 |
| 1886 | 348 | — | — | #53 |
| 1885 | 370 | — | — | #47 |
| 1884 | 373 | — | — | #51 |
| 1883 | 307 | — | — | #55 |
| 1882 | 321 | — | — | #57 |
| 1881 | 298 | — | — | #54 |
| 1880 | 354 | — | — | #46 |