Michelangelo
Michelangelo was the 2967th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1927th with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,040 places. More babies were named Michelangelo in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,967 boys, down 141 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201576 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,358babies recorded
Michelangelo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,967 | 42 |
| 2020 | #2,826 | 43 |
| 2010 | #3,602 | 30 |
| 2000 | #4,965 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,412 | 18 |
| 1980 | #3,761 | 11 |
| 1970 | #2,828 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Michelangelo, counting every spelling?
Michelangelo has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Michelangelo?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Michelangelo (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Michelangelo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Michelangelo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Michelangelo?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Michelangelo are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 27. That makes Michelangelo mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Michelangelo by state
How common Michelangelo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Michelangelo
How popular is the name Michelangelo?
Michelangelo was the 2967th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1927th with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,040 places. More babies were named Michelangelo in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Michelangelo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Michelangelo in the US.
Where is Michelangelo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Michelangelo was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Illinois.