Micheal Name Popularity

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How popular is Micheal?

In 2018 the uncommon name Micheal, ranked the 1,019th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Micheal is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #83 in 1956.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1957 with 4,843 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Micheal was 6 in 1891.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Micheal occurred roughly during the years 1891-1894, 1902-1905, 1908-1915, and 1934-1955, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1989-1996, 1998-2002, and 2006-2014.

Micheal's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Micheal for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Micheal?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Micheal is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Micheal has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Micheal (Girl)		Micheal (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	201	1,019
2017		< 5	--	243	883
2016		< 5	--	241	900
2015		< 5	--	267	841
2014		< 5	--	280	812
2013		< 5	--	349	685
2012		< 5	--	359	660
2011		< 5	--	423	591
2010		5	18,911	460	548
2009		< 5	--	540	502
2008		< 5	--	584	475
2007		8	13,495	647	435
2006		6	16,473	690	417
2005		5	18,266	684	407
2004		11	9,683	695	390
2003		5	17,479	770	356
2002		5	17,225	791	347
2001		14	7,600	875	322
2000		10	9,651	994	302
1999		11	8,608	1,055	280
1998		11	8,378	1,053	271
1997		8	10,466	1,068	265
1996		16	5,973	1,068	262
1995		16	5,864	1,157	247
1994		12	7,440	1,273	233
1993		18	5,363	1,307	226
1992		19	5,197	1,484	208
1991		15	6,150	1,635	192
1990		21	4,631	1,771	175
1989		21	4,461	1,833	164
1988		24	3,860	1,785	156
1987		32	3,009	1,765	159
1986		41	2,453	1,769	153
1985		42	2,386	1,760	155
1984		28	3,115	1,831	149
1983		49	2,061	1,910	139
1982		39	2,475	1,908	148
1981		40	2,434	2,021	136
1980		57	1,898	2,153	132
1979		53	1,966	2,136	127
1978		55	1,835	2,059	125
1977		74	1,492	2,214	122
1976		54	1,763	2,181	116
1975		53	1,768	2,441	104
1974		58	1,627	2,492	102
1973		54	1,679	2,477	106
1972		49	1,778	2,609	108
1971		34	2,319	2,553	124
1970		43	1,976	2,634	126
1969		41	1,970	2,721	120
1968		45	1,768	2,603	114
1967		42	1,802	2,700	115
1966		34	2,006	2,644	115
1965		37	1,903	2,767	118
1964		32	2,137	3,085	112
1963		40	1,853	3,536	106
1962		43	1,749	3,765	104
1961		31	2,135	4,022	103
1960		32	2,045	4,128	106
1959		35	1,901	4,371	96
1958		28	2,148	4,560	91
1957		30	2,012	4,843	85
1956		30	1,988	4,731	83
1955		16	2,919	4,537	87
1954		32	1,865	4,177	88
1953		19	2,482	3,990	88
1952		16	2,757	3,615	94
1951		7	4,687	3,277	97
1950		17	2,505	2,822	104
1949		17	2,483	2,380	122
1948		13	2,920	1,802	148
1947		15	2,732	1,629	159
1946		12	2,987	1,238	168
1945		< 5	--	951	173
1944		11	2,893	732	204
1943		10	3,183	657	224
1942		13	2,630	521	255
1941		6	4,280	411	287
1940		< 5	--	298	333
1939		< 5	--	245	360
1938		< 5	--	189	412
1937		< 5	--	143	473
1936		< 5	--	128	502
1935		< 5	--	129	507
1934		< 5	--	105	578
1933		< 5	--	101	572
1932		6	4,260	119	540
1931		< 5	--	121	528
1930		< 5	--	123	540
1929		< 5	--	110	568
1928		< 5	--	116	574
1927		< 5	--	140	516
1926		< 5	--	127	540
1925		5	5,531	163	477
1924		5	5,626	179	458
1923		< 5	--	157	490
1922		< 5	--	128	563
1921		< 5	--	165	479
1920		< 5	--	174	462
1919		< 5	--	159	476
1918		< 5	--	191	421
1917		< 5	--	204	396
1916		< 5	--	181	415
1915		< 5	--	172	412
1914		< 5	--	123	435
1913		< 5	--	98	431
1912		< 5	--	59	513
1911		< 5	--	38	479
1910		< 5	--	25	577
1909		< 5	--	29	482
1908		< 5	--	21	561
1907		< 5	--	21	531
1906		< 5	--	22	485
1905		< 5	--	31	377
1904		< 5	--	25	425
1903		< 5	--	20	482
1902		< 5	--	15	576
1901		< 5	--	14	551
1900		< 5	--	20	547
1899		< 5	--	18	449
1898		< 5	--	10	729
1897		< 5	--	17	488
1896		< 5	--	10	760
1895		< 5	--	8	843
1894		< 5	--	16	513
1893		< 5	--	11	637
1892		< 5	--	11	670
1891		< 5	--	6	921
1890		< 5	--	12	588
1889		< 5	--	8	764
1888		< 5	--	19	436
1887		< 5	--	10	618
1886		< 5	--	13	530
1885		< 5	--	11	594
1884		< 5	--	17	462
1883		< 5	--	13	510
1882		< 5	--	14	507
1881		< 5	--	17	428
1880		< 5	--	20	390

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.