Masculine · Hebrew
Michael
🇺🇸
North America
United States
0.444% of newborns were given this name in 2024
#18
Peak #1 in 1998
145 years of data
Year-by-year history in United States
| Year | Rank | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #18 | 0.444% |
| 2023 | #16 | 0.458% |
| 2022 | #16 | 0.474% |
| 2021 | #17 | 0.487% |
| 2020 | #12 | 0.531% |
| 2019 | #14 | 0.552% |
| 2018 | #14 | 0.604% |
| 2017 | #12 | 0.643% |
| 2016 | #8 | 0.698% |
| 2015 | #9 | 0.709% |
| 2014 | #7 | 0.756% |
| 2013 | #7 | 0.769% |
| 2012 | #7 | 0.799% |
| 2011 | #6 | 0.828% |
| 2010 | #3 | 0.846% |
| 2009 | #3 | 0.894% |
| 2008 | #2 | 0.947% |
| 2007 | #2 | 0.994% |
| 2006 | #2 | 1.033% |
| 2005 | #2 | 1.12% |
| 2004 | #2 | 1.205% |
| 2003 | #2 | 1.291% |
| 2002 | #2 | 1.367% |
| 2001 | #2 | 1.435% |
| 2000 | #2 | 1.534% |
| 1999 | #2 | 1.663% |
| 1998 | #1 | 1.806% |
| 1997 | #1 | 1.88% |
| 1996 | #1 | 1.915% |
| 1995 | #1 | 2.059% |
| 1994 | #1 | 2.182% |
| 1993 | #1 | 2.4% |
| 1992 | #1 | 2.592% |
| 1991 | #1 | 2.869% |
| 1990 | #1 | 3.035% |
| 1989 | #1 | 3.121% |
| 1988 | #1 | 3.205% |
| 1987 | #1 | 3.264% |
| 1986 | #1 | 3.342% |
| 1985 | #1 | 3.374% |
| 1984 | #1 | 3.61% |
| 1983 | #1 | 3.649% |
| 1982 | #1 | 3.616% |
| 1981 | #1 | 3.692% |
| 1980 | #1 | 3.703% |
| 1979 | #1 | 3.78% |
| 1978 | #1 | 3.929% |
| 1977 | #1 | 3.954% |
| 1976 | #1 | 4.099% |
| 1975 | #1 | 4.218% |
Showing the most recent 50 years out of 145 available.
Popularity
All countries (22)
Austria
Europe
Current 2024
0.48%
Peak: #1 in 1995
41 years of data
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Belgium
Europe
Current 2001
85 babies
Peak: #63 in 1995
7 years of data
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Canada
North America
Current 2023
285 babies
Peak: #1 in 1993
104 years of data
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Czechia
Europe
Current 2016
368 babies
Peak: #29 in 1991
80 years of data
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Denmark
Europe
Current 2000
138 babies
Peak: #23 in 1993
8 years of data
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England & Wales
Europe
Current 2024
0.205%
Peak: #22 in 1996
29 years of data
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France
Europe
Current 2009
0.026%
Peak: #20 in 1978
84 years of data
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Ireland
Europe
Current 2024
218 babies
Peak: #2 in 1992
61 years of data
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Israel
Asia
Current 2020
675 babies
Peak: #19 in 2018
7 years of data
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Italy
Europe
Current 2024
0.137%
Peak: #54 in 1999
26 years of data
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Medieval England
Europe
Current 1377
0.15%
Netherlands
Europe
Current 2025
0.041%
Peak: #170 in 2010
18 years of data
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New Zealand
Oceania
Current 2025
55 babies
Peak: #1 in 1989
124 years of data
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Northern Ireland
Europe
Current 2023
0.461%
Peak: #7 in 1999
27 years of data
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Norway
Europe
Current 2003
90 babies
Peak: #44 in 1988
54 years of data
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Poland
Europe
Current 2023
42 babies
Peak: #105 in 2001
22 years of data
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Puerto Rico
North America
Current 2024
23 babies
Peak: #10 in 2001
24 years of data
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Quebec, Canada
North America
Current 2020
0.192%
Peak: #6 in 1987
41 years of data
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Scotland
Europe
Current 2024
0.329%
Peak: #5 in 1994
90 years of data
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Slovakia
Europe
Current 2023
128 babies
Switzerland
Europe
Current 2011
86 babies
Peak: #6 in 1998
14 years of data
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United States
North America
Current 2024
0.444%
Peak: #1 in 1998
145 years of data
Source: BehindTheName and each country's national birth statistics.