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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Michiel

Michiel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 1187th; the most babies were born in 1956 (39). More babies were named Michiel in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195639 babies
Total since 1880
1,045babies recorded

Michiel popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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: 5 since 1969.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#11,5775
1990#7,7756
1980#3,20114
1970#1,77725
1960#1,41932
1950#1,28432
1940——
1930——
1920#3,7117
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Michiel, counting every spelling?

Michiel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Michiel?

About 800 people born in the US named Michiel are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 51 and 70. That makes Michiel a name most people associate with older generations.

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.

Michiel by state

How common Michiel was among boys born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. In 49 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New 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: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West 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: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Michiel, boys, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Michiel

How popular is the name Michiel?

Michiel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 1187th; the most babies were born in 1956 (39). More babies were named Michiel in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Michiel a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5 girls and 1,040 boys.

Where was Michiel most popular?

In 1954–1958, Michiel was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.