Michel Name Popularity

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How popular is Michel?

In 2018 the rare name Michel, ranked the 3,932nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Michel is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #459 for the first time in 1953 and as recently as 1957 with 283 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Michel was less than 5, most recently in 1911.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Michel occurred roughly during the years 1911-1918, and 1934-1951, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1999-2002.

Sometimes the name Michel has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Michel's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Michel for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Michel?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Michel is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Michel has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Michel (Girl)		Michel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		6	14,964	27	3,932
2017		9	11,283	30	3,627
2016		6	15,570	20	4,870
2015		13	8,757	41	2,890
2014		11	9,940	26	3,975
2013		< 5	--	36	3,102
2012		18	7,055	34	3,276
2011		19	6,763	47	2,616
2010		29	4,930	42	2,852
2009		55	3,112	55	2,372
2008		44	3,686	52	2,452
2007		56	3,110	55	2,354
2006		75	2,474	62	2,117
2005		64	2,661	57	2,157
2004		62	2,666	68	1,824
2003		66	2,481	63	1,881
2002		59	2,627	49	2,183
2001		52	2,833	60	1,858
2000		53	2,767	62	1,776
1999		54	2,631	69	1,588
1998		31	3,798	64	1,636
1997		38	3,134	84	1,342
1996		51	2,498	69	1,471
1995		53	2,445	65	1,485
1994		48	2,612	85	1,271
1993		44	2,756	77	1,303
1992		46	2,672	85	1,227
1991		57	2,283	92	1,153
1990		39	2,935	132	894
1989		46	2,508	128	895
1988		32	3,132	110	913
1987		31	3,070	120	858
1986		40	2,494	124	813
1985		38	2,577	103	896
1984		39	2,449	124	777
1983		49	2,062	120	802
1982		77	1,545	132	764
1981		61	1,820	103	879
1980		56	1,924	95	915
1979		51	2,009	130	763
1978		61	1,718	119	772
1977		53	1,893	142	714
1976		74	1,433	118	765
1975		62	1,595	142	697
1974		53	1,722	129	723
1973		61	1,537	138	678
1972		65	1,486	149	658
1971		72	1,451	165	642
1970		89	1,255	167	628
1969		87	1,199	161	618
1968		80	1,230	169	584
1967		71	1,295	169	581
1966		89	1,127	185	562
1965		62	1,401	200	542
1964		58	1,489	197	564
1963		68	1,347	230	525
1962		55	1,522	201	557
1961		54	1,543	254	498
1960		56	1,477	268	484
1959		45	1,635	226	523
1958		41	1,692	229	510
1957		41	1,697	283	459
1956		42	1,653	225	504
1955		36	1,764	236	477
1954		31	1,901	241	469
1953		34	1,726	243	459
1952		31	1,810	223	467
1951		27	1,911	209	470
1950		26	1,896	193	483
1949		30	1,760	167	518
1948		24	1,990	134	577
1947		33	1,683	144	565
1946		20	2,134	128	569
1945		22	1,816	76	702
1944		12	2,726	70	744
1943		19	2,055	77	739
1942		27	1,619	70	772
1941		< 5	--	45	958
1940		< 5	--	37	1,088
1939		5	4,730	34	1,115
1938		< 5	--	34	1,123
1937		< 5	--	23	1,433
1936		< 5	--	18	1,622
1935		< 5	--	25	1,386
1934		< 5	--	18	1,714
1933		< 5	--	27	1,298
1932		< 5	--	19	1,694
1931		< 5	--	24	1,445
1930		< 5	--	27	1,415
1929		< 5	--	28	1,366
1928		< 5	--	26	1,474
1927		< 5	--	31	1,343
1926		< 5	--	21	1,694
1925		< 5	--	32	1,295
1924		< 5	--	24	1,612
1923		< 5	--	29	1,374
1922		< 5	--	31	1,324
1921		< 5	--	31	1,350
1920		< 5	--	28	1,410
1919		< 5	--	29	1,339
1918		< 5	--	34	1,209
1917		< 5	--	18	1,789
1916		< 5	--	27	1,321
1915		< 5	--	24	1,397
1914		< 5	--	21	1,331
1913		< 5	--	17	1,299
1912		< 5	--	11	1,591
1911		< 5	--	< 5	--
1910		< 5	--	6	1,529
1909		< 5	--	< 5	--
1908		< 5	--	6	1,316
1907		< 5	--	8	1,068
1906		< 5	--	9	897
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	< 5	--
1903		< 5	--	7	984
1902		< 5	--	5	1,255
1901		< 5	--	5	1,159
1900		< 5	--	< 5	--
1899		< 5	--	10	691
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	7	922
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	5	1,060
1888		< 5	--	8	796
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	5	1,000
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	6	878

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.