The baby name Michael appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1956 with 118,309 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Michael has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,074 |
| 1911 | 1,182 |
| 1912 | 2,251 |
| 1913 | 2,785 |
| 1914 | 3,568 |
| 1915 | 4,366 |
| 1916 | 4,531 |
| 1917 | 4,638 |
| 1918 | 4,608 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1919 | 4,182 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1920 | 4,322 |
| 1921 | 8 |
| 1921 | 4,547 |
| 1922 | 24 |
| 1922 | 4,321 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1923 | 4,208 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1924 | 4,181 |
| 1925 | 19 |
| 1925 | 4,079 |
| 1926 | 14 |
| 1926 | 3,770 |
| 1927 | 7 |
| 1927 | 3,888 |
| 1928 | 21 |
| 1928 | 3,909 |
| 1929 | 19 |
| 1929 | 3,734 |
| 1930 | 22 |
| 1930 | 3,860 |
| 1931 | 7 |
| 1931 | 3,800 |
| 1932 | 4,183 |
| 1933 | 4,051 |
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1934 | 4,672 |
| 1935 | 5,639 |
| 1936 | 11 |
| 1936 | 6,788 |
| 1937 | 16 |
| 1937 | 8,396 |
| 1938 | 28 |
| 1938 | 10,604 |
| 1939 | 26 |
| 1939 | 12,212 |
| 1940 | 28 |
| 1940 | 15,545 |
| 1941 | 38 |
| 1941 | 18,925 |
| 1942 | 68 |
| 1942 | 26,639 |
| 1943 | 167 |
| 1943 | 29,923 |
| 1944 | 103 |
| 1944 | 32,445 |
| 1945 | 59 |
| 1945 | 36,049 |
| 1946 | 104 |
| 1946 | 45,100 |
| 1947 | 99 |
| 1947 | 54,531 |
| 1948 | 124 |
| 1948 | 67,641 |
| 1949 | 139 |
| 1949 | 74,893 |
| 1950 | 142 |
| 1950 | 81,655 |
| 1951 | 115 |
| 1951 | 87,624 |
| 1952 | 161 |
| 1952 | 95,136 |
| 1953 | 196 |
| 1953 | 106,985 |
| 1954 | 163 |
| 1954 | 107,967 |
| 1955 | 224 |
| 1955 | 117,089 |
| 1956 | 225 |
| 1956 | 118,309 |
| 1957 | 234 |
| 1957 | 116,261 |
| 1958 | 314 |
| 1958 | 115,225 |
| 1959 | 299 |
| 1959 | 101,331 |
| 1960 | 356 |
| 1960 | 102,528 |
| 1961 | 310 |
| 1961 | 105,025 |
| 1962 | 301 |
| 1962 | 100,841 |
| 1963 | 372 |
| 1963 | 102,545 |
| 1964 | 286 |
| 1964 | 97,184 |
| 1965 | 316 |
| 1965 | 101,185 |
| 1966 | 338 |
| 1966 | 94,663 |
| 1967 | 362 |
| 1967 | 97,595 |
| 1968 | 506 |
| 1968 | 95,971 |
| 1969 | 467 |
| 1969 | 100,092 |
| 1970 | 528 |
| 1970 | 96,444 |
| 1971 | 495 |
| 1971 | 88,397 |
| 1972 | 471 |
| 1972 | 81,652 |
| 1973 | 460 |
| 1973 | 77,487 |
| 1974 | 558 |
| 1974 | 76,653 |
| 1975 | 608 |
| 1975 | 76,443 |
| 1976 | 568 |
| 1976 | 74,672 |
| 1977 | 605 |
| 1977 | 86,808 |
| 1978 | 593 |
| 1978 | 78,577 |
| 1979 | 636 |
| 1979 | 77,777 |
| 1980 | 558 |
| 1980 | 81,601 |
| 1981 | 488 |
| 1981 | 72,871 |
| 1982 | 603 |
| 1982 | 72,008 |
| 1983 | 585 |
| 1983 | 75,816 |
| 1984 | 505 |
| 1984 | 71,074 |
| 1985 | 633 |
| 1985 | 61,720 |
| 1986 | 657 |
| 1986 | 77,148 |
| 1987 | 632 |
| 1987 | 66,892 |
| 1988 | 505 |
| 1988 | 67,189 |
| 1989 | 308 |
| 1989 | 68,551 |
| 1990 | 185 |
| 1990 | 66,448 |
| 1991 | 187 |
| 1991 | 62,309 |
| 1992 | 178 |
| 1992 | 60,273 |
| 1993 | 135 |
| 1993 | 56,284 |
| 1994 | 82 |
| 1994 | 51,428 |
| 1995 | 113 |
| 1995 | 46,632 |
| 1996 | 81 |
| 1996 | 42,592 |
| 1997 | 85 |
| 1997 | 41,346 |
| 1998 | 100 |
| 1998 | 40,128 |
| 1999 | 71 |
| 1999 | 38,781 |
| 2000 | 45 |
| 2000 | 35,000 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2001 | 32,397 |
| 2002 | 22 |
| 2002 | 31,422 |
| 2003 | 43 |
| 2003 | 29,274 |
| 2004 | 130 |
| 2004 | 28,519 |
| 2005 | 18 |
| 2005 | 26,075 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2006 | 26,521 |
| 2007 | 24,129 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2008 | 22,644 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2009 | 21,500 |
| 2010 | 19,006 |
| 2011 | 18,606 |
| 2012 | 19,276 |
| 2013 | 18,462 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2014 | 18,681 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2015 | 18,223 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2016 | 18,742 |
| 2017 | 17,325 |
| 2018 | 14,919 |
| 2019 | 13,331 |
| 2020 | 9,589 |
| 2021 | 10,426 |
| 2022 | 9,971 |
| 2023 | 9,272 |
| 2024 | 8,701 |