Over the past 110 years, 17 226 girls and 4 360 172 boys have been named Michael. The name Michael ranks 971th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Michael in 1919. The peak of popularity of the name Michael came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.