Is Micheal a boy or girl name?
Micheal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 142 boys were named Micheal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 156,423 US babies named Micheal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,346
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Micheal since 1880
- 156,423
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 4,860 babies
Boys and girls named Micheal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,249 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,460 | 10 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 1,403 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 10,619 | 97 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 40,910 | 230 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 31,978 | 378 | 1.2% |
| 1970s | 23,797 | 526 | 2.2% |
| 1980s | 18,736 | 373 | 2% |
| 1990s | 12,871 | 147 | 1.1% |
| 2000s | 7,271 | 64 | 0.9% |
| 2010s | 3,003 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 811 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 142 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 156 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 146 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 174 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 193 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 172 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 204 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 243 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 242 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 268 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 281 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 349 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 360 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 423 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 461 | #548 | 5 | #18,934 |
| 2009 | 540 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 584 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 647 | #435 | 8 | #13,500 |
| 2006 | 690 | #418 | 6 | #16,477 |
| 2005 | 684 | #407 | 5 | #18,279 |
| 2004 | 695 | #390 | 11 | #9,688 |
| 2003 | 771 | #356 | 5 | #17,486 |
| 2002 | 791 | #347 | 5 | #17,227 |
| 2001 | 875 | #323 | 14 | #7,603 |
| 2000 | 994 | #302 | 10 | #9,654 |
| 1999 | 1,055 | #280 | 11 | #8,610 |
| 1998 | 1,053 | #271 | 11 | #8,380 |
| 1997 | 1,068 | #265 | 8 | #10,465 |
| 1996 | 1,068 | #262 | 16 | #5,974 |
| 1995 | 1,156 | #247 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1994 | 1,273 | #233 | 12 | #7,439 |
| 1993 | 1,308 | #226 | 18 | #5,364 |
| 1992 | 1,484 | #208 | 19 | #5,198 |
| 1991 | 1,635 | #192 | 15 | #6,147 |
| 1990 | 1,771 | #175 | 21 | #4,632 |
| 1989 | 1,833 | #164 | 21 | #4,462 |
| 1988 | 1,785 | #156 | 24 | #3,859 |
| 1987 | 1,765 | #159 | 32 | #3,009 |
| 1986 | 1,769 | #153 | 41 | #2,452 |
| 1985 | 1,758 | #155 | 42 | #2,387 |
| 1984 | 1,833 | #149 | 28 | #3,117 |
| 1983 | 1,909 | #140 | 49 | #2,063 |
| 1982 | 1,908 | #148 | 39 | #2,475 |
| 1981 | 2,023 | #136 | 40 | #2,433 |
| 1980 | 2,153 | #132 | 57 | #1,898 |
| 1979 | 2,136 | #127 | 53 | #1,967 |
| 1978 | 2,059 | #125 | 55 | #1,835 |
| 1977 | 2,215 | #122 | 74 | #1,493 |
| 1976 | 2,181 | #116 | 54 | #1,763 |
| 1975 | 2,441 | #104 | 53 | #1,767 |
| 1974 | 2,491 | #102 | 57 | #1,638 |
| 1973 | 2,476 | #106 | 54 | #1,679 |
| 1972 | 2,609 | #108 | 49 | #1,778 |
| 1971 | 2,557 | #124 | 34 | #2,321 |
| 1970 | 2,632 | #126 | 43 | #1,978 |
| 1969 | 2,719 | #120 | 41 | #1,970 |
| 1968 | 2,604 | #114 | 45 | #1,767 |
| 1967 | 2,701 | #115 | 42 | #1,805 |
| 1966 | 2,647 | #115 | 34 | #2,007 |
| 1965 | 2,764 | #118 | 37 | #1,900 |
| 1964 | 3,086 | #112 | 33 | #2,098 |
| 1963 | 3,536 | #106 | 40 | #1,854 |
| 1962 | 3,773 | #104 | 43 | #1,750 |
| 1961 | 4,017 | #103 | 31 | #2,136 |
| 1960 | 4,131 | #105 | 32 | #2,045 |
| 1959 | 4,371 | #96 | 35 | #1,905 |
| 1958 | 4,569 | #91 | 28 | #2,148 |
| 1957 | 4,830 | #85 | 30 | #2,017 |
| 1956 | 4,732 | #83 | 30 | #1,990 |
| 1955 | 4,531 | #87 | 16 | #2,921 |
| 1954 | 4,178 | #88 | 32 | #1,864 |
| 1953 | 3,987 | #88 | 19 | #2,480 |
| 1952 | 3,613 | #94 | 16 | #2,755 |
| 1951 | 3,276 | #97 | 7 | #4,687 |
| 1950 | 2,823 | #104 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1949 | 2,381 | #122 | 17 | #2,483 |
| 1948 | 1,801 | #148 | 13 | #2,920 |
| 1947 | 1,629 | #159 | 15 | #2,730 |
| 1946 | 1,238 | #168 | 12 | #2,986 |
| 1945 | 951 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 732 | #204 | 11 | #2,894 |
| 1943 | 657 | #224 | 10 | #3,185 |
| 1942 | 521 | #256 | 13 | #2,629 |
| 1941 | 411 | #287 | 6 | #4,281 |
| 1940 | 298 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 245 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 189 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 143 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 128 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 129 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 105 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 101 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 118 | #541 | 6 | #4,258 |
| 1931 | 122 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 123 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 110 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 116 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 140 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 127 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 163 | #477 | 5 | #5,531 |
| 1924 | 179 | #458 | 5 | #5,628 |
| 1923 | 157 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 128 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 166 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 174 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 159 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 190 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 204 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 181 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 172 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 123 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 98 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 59 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 38 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 25 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 29 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 21 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 21 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 22 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 31 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 25 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 20 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 15 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 14 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 20 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 18 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 17 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 16 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 12 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 19 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 10 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 13 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 11 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 17 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 13 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 14 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 17 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 20 | #390 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Micheal reached #83 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #1,493 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Micheal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.