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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Michale

Michale was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 805th; the most babies were born in 1956 (85). More babies were named Michale in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
195685 babies
Total since 1880
3,618babies recorded

Michale popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 344 since 1942.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#11,5286
2010#4,96819
2000#4,72016
1990#1,48159
1980#1,25555
1970#95571
1960#1,09051
1950#1,17538
1940#3,3516
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Michale, counting every spelling?

Michale is a spelling of Mychal, a name family that had 5 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Michale?

About 2,700 people born in the US named Michale are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 39 and 61. That makes Michale mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Michale by state

How common Michale was among boys born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIN0.02Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesKY0.03West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOK0.04Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Michale, boys, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Michale: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Michale, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Michale

How popular is the name Michale?

Michale was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 805th; the most babies were born in 1956 (85). More babies were named Michale in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Michale a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Michale in the US.

Where was Michale most popular?

In 1954–1958, Michale was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Georgia.