Michael Boy

Popularity: #18 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Michael

Michael Jordan is a former professional basketball player widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Michael Jackson was an iconic singer and entertainer known as the 'King of Pop'.

Michael Phelps is an Olympic swimmer who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals.

Michaelangelo Buonarroti was a renowned Italian sculptor, painter, and architect of the Renaissance.

Fictional characters named Michael

Michael Myers is a fictional character from the 'Halloween' horror film franchise, known as a relentless serial killer.

Michael Scott is a character from the television series 'The Office', portrayed as the bumbling regional manager of Dunder Mifflin.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Michael was first seen in the United States in 1880. Michael has ranked as high as #1 nationally which occurred in 1957 and has been most popular in California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania. In the past 5 years the name Michael has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Michael (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	914	12%
TX	883	11%
NY	592	8%
FL	579	8%
PA	372	5%
IL	332	4%
OH	300	4%
NC	239	3%
MI	239	3%
GA	236	3%
VA	236	3%
MA	191	2%
TN	179	2%
AZ	159	2%
IN	153	2%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	354
1881	298
1882	321
1883	307
1884	373
1885	370
1886	348
1887	344
1888	466
1889	377
1890	394
1891	333
1892	380
1893	407
1894	423
1895	413
1896	399
1897	368
1898	434
1899	375
1900	495
1901	384
1902	460
1903	466
1904	462
1905	513
1906	531
1907	586
1908	688
1909	635
1910	844
1911	1,159
1912	2,104
1913	2,607
1914	3,362
1915	4,079
1916	4,210
1917	4,288
1918	4,296
1919	3,910
1920	4,003
1921	4,198
1922	3,990
1923	3,915
1924	3,874
1925	3,761
1926	3,485
1927	3,605
1928	3,598
1929	3,465
1930	3,542
1931	3,489
1932	3,607
1933	3,549
1934	4,108
1935	4,906
1936	5,800
1937	7,094
1938	9,076
1939	10,829
1940	13,228
1941	15,935
1942	21,728
1943	24,745
1944	26,717
1945	29,902
1946	41,192
1947	50,505
1948	52,566
1949	60,046
1950	65,138
1951	72,805
1952	79,039
1953	84,202
1954	88,564
1955	88,352
1956	90,691
1957	92,786
1958	90,598
1959	85,291
1960	84,139
1961	86,968
1962	85,056
1963	83,757
1964	82,619
1965	81,002
1966	79,984
1967	82,412
1968	81,974
1969	85,159
1970	85,271
1971	77,585
1972	71,391
1973	67,808
1974	67,535
1975	68,422
1976	66,917
1977	67,588
1978	67,133
1979	67,718
1980	68,687
1981	68,759
1982	68,228
1983	67,997
1984	67,741
1985	64,936
1986	64,236
1987	63,663
1988	64,168
1989	65,409
1990	65,318
1991	60,807
1992	54,409
1993	49,568
1994	44,475
1995	41,410
1996	38,373
1997	37,557
1998	36,619
1999	33,915
2000	32,043
2001	29,689
2002	28,258
2003	27,129
2004	25,470
2005	23,827
2006	22,651
2007	22,024
2008	20,651
2009	18,960
2010	17,381
2011	16,822
2012	16,209
2013	15,540
2014	15,496
2015	14,497
2016	14,139
2017	12,723
2018	11,750
2019	10,614
2020	9,824
2021	9,136
2022	8,888
2023	8,416
2024	8,189