Michal Name Popularity

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How popular is Michal?

In 2018 the rare name Michal, ranked the 4,026th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #856 in 1942.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1985 with 90 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Michal was less than 5, most recently in 1937.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Michal occurred roughly during the years 1939-1942, 1970-1976, and 1982-1985, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1954-1957, and 2009-2012.

Sometimes the name Michal has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Michal's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Michal for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Michal?

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

The name Michal is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Michal (Girl)		Michal (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		36	4,026	16	5,665
2017		49	3,268	12	6,949
2016		53	3,122	22	4,566
2015		38	3,951	19	4,993
2014		43	3,632	22	4,477
2013		35	4,213	32	3,380
2012		37	4,086	26	3,968
2011		60	2,885	38	3,028
2010		51	3,237	41	2,901
2009		48	3,443	48	2,610
2008		50	3,359	57	2,314
2007		44	3,701	57	2,294
2006		40	3,832	63	2,089
2005		48	3,243	60	2,070
2004		65	2,578	62	1,968
2003		46	3,216	59	1,977
2002		57	2,694	47	2,240
2001		58	2,618	47	2,210
2000		63	2,449	69	1,677
1999		61	2,416	63	1,681
1998		73	2,041	66	1,593
1997		65	2,149	58	1,701
1996		73	1,955	66	1,528
1995		60	2,231	43	1,977
1994		74	1,924	69	1,415
1993		52	2,436	62	1,505
1992		67	2,047	40	1,990
1991		59	2,229	58	1,520
1990		69	1,984	69	1,344
1989		60	2,089	52	1,560
1988		82	1,596	58	1,368
1987		64	1,829	57	1,309
1986		57	1,944	47	1,468
1985		90	1,419	68	1,130
1984		74	1,547	41	1,520
1983		69	1,622	46	1,390
1982		57	1,888	49	1,348
1981		72	1,623	49	1,355
1980		59	1,859	34	1,714
1979		68	1,655	32	1,774
1978		61	1,717	26	1,943
1977		62	1,690	38	1,500
1976		85	1,293	53	1,185
1975		53	1,767	46	1,271
1974		50	1,792	45	1,262
1973		41	1,998	36	1,421
1972		35	2,204	56	1,094
1971		30	2,522	34	1,489
1970		29	2,560	44	1,258
1969		32	2,281	46	1,162
1968		23	2,680	51	1,041
1967		29	2,253	41	1,175
1966		29	2,230	48	1,066
1965		28	2,278	45	1,120
1964		36	1,997	36	1,323
1963		35	2,003	40	1,233
1962		27	2,345	39	1,256
1961		17	3,143	70	915
1960		24	2,485	52	1,078
1959		20	2,645	68	935
1958		28	2,147	53	1,055
1957		22	2,470	60	985
1956		34	1,858	74	872
1955		35	1,789	59	982
1954		33	1,819	66	912
1953		36	1,665	53	998
1952		38	1,572	59	928
1951		37	1,572	46	1,060
1950		41	1,444	37	1,196
1949		58	1,199	44	1,069
1948		26	1,890	39	1,155
1947		45	1,389	30	1,353
1946		37	1,457	26	1,401
1945		30	1,505	17	1,675
1944		26	1,649	21	1,509
1943		63	1,001	17	1,808
1942		81	856	13	2,111
1941		5	4,859	14	1,971
1940		8	3,420	9	2,612
1939		5	4,729	< 5	--
1938		5	4,783	< 5	--
1937		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1928		< 5	--	8	3,272
1927		< 5	--	8	3,353
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1925		< 5	--	7	3,627
1924		< 5	--	5	4,758
1923		< 5	--	7	3,700
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1920		< 5	--	9	3,128
1919		< 5	--	10	2,805
1918		< 5	--	12	2,486
1917		< 5	--	8	3,119
1916		< 5	--	6	3,753
1915		< 5	--	6	3,698
1914		< 5	--	10	2,216
1913		< 5	--	5	3,111
1912		< 5	--	7	2,186
1911		< 5	--	5	1,922
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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.