How Many People Are Named Michelangelo?
An estimated 1,288 people in the United States have the first name Michelangelo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Michelangelo peaked in popularity in 2015 with 76 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Michelangelo 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 Michelangelo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,288
About 1 in 266,114 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2015
76 births
Total Registered
1,316
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Michelangelo
Michelangelo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,316 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Michelangelo as a male name
Ranked #2,535 in 2024
53 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (76 births)
Michelangelo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Michelangelo span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 486 babies were registered. While Michelangelo is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Michelangelo by Decade
How has Michelangelo 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.
Michelangelo by State
Birth registrations for Michelangelo span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York. On average, about 76 Michelangelos were registered per state.
Michelangelo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Michelangelo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Michelangelo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Michelangelo?
We estimate approximately 1,288 people named Michelangelo 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 266,114 Americans share this first name.
Is Michelangelo a common name?
Michelangelo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,316 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Michelangelo most popular?
Michelangelo reached peak popularity in 2015, when 76 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Michelangelo is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Michelangelo a male name?
Michelangelo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Michelangelo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Michelangelo Smith, Michelangelo Johnson, Michelangelo 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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