Michael

Boys

Best rank #2 (2008) · ranked in 18 years

Michael slipped from #2 in 2008 to #31 in 2025. Its best showing in SSA data was #2 in 2008, when 20,707 newborns were given the name. It appears in the tracked top rankings for 18 of the 18 years covered (2008–2025).

Rank by year

11020200820172025
  1. 2025318,107
  2. 2024278,245
  3. 2023258,450
  4. 2022268,914
  5. 2021269,177
  6. 2020219,857
  7. 20192410,652
  8. 20182211,776
  9. 20171912,760
  10. 20161414,179
  11. 20151514,540
  12. 20141215,540
  13. 20131115,583
  14. 20121216,238
  15. 20111016,859
  16. 2010617,424
  17. 2009519,009
  18. 2008220,707

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) — Popular Baby Names (national)