How Many People Are Named Michail?
An estimated 526 people in the United States have the first name Michail. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Michail peaked in popularity in 1971 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Michail as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Michail paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
526
About 1 in 651,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1971
17 births
Total Registered
589
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Michail
Michail is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 589 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Michail as a male name
Ranked #10,452 in 2019
7 male births in 2019
Peak: 1971 (17 births)
Michail: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Michail span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 105 babies were registered. While Michail is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Michail by Decade
How has Michail tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Michail + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Michail as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Michail
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Michail: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Michail?
We estimate approximately 526 people named Michail are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 651,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Michail a common name?
Michail is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 589 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Michail most popular?
Michail reached peak popularity in 1971, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Michail is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Michail a male name?
Michail is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Michail Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Michail Smith, Michail Johnson, Michail Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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