How Many People Are Named Michale?
An estimated 3,166 people in the United States have the first name Michale. It is predominantly male (90.5%). The average bearer is 50 years old, and Michale peaked in popularity in 1973 with 96 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Michale 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 Michale paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,166
About 1 in 108,261 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
90.5% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1973
96 births
Total Registered
3,618
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Michale
Michale is predominantly male (90.5%), though 344 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Michale as a male name
Ranked #8,715 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (85 births)
Michale as a female name
Ranked #18,932 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 1978 (14 births)
Michale: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Michale span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 819 babies were registered. Michale has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Michale by Decade
How has Michale 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.
Michale by State
Birth registrations for Michale span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma. On average, about 56 Michales were registered per state.
Michale + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Michale as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Michale
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Michale: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Michale?
We estimate approximately 3,166 people named Michale 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 108,261 Americans share this first name.
Is Michale a common name?
Michale is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,618 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Michale most popular?
Michale reached peak popularity in 1973, when 96 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Michale is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Michale a male name?
Michale is predominantly male. 90.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Michale Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Michale Smith, Michale Johnson, Michale 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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