Over the past 110 years, 4 360 172 boys and 17 226 girls have been named Michael. The name Michael ranks 4th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Michael in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Michael came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.