How Many People Are Named Paulmichael?
An estimated 174 people in the United States have the first name Paulmichael. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Paulmichael peaked in popularity in 1984 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paulmichael 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 Paulmichael paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
174
About 1 in 1,969,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1984
16 births
Total Registered
182
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paulmichael
Paulmichael is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 182 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Paulmichael as a male name
Ranked #12,732 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1984 (16 births)
Paulmichael: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paulmichael span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 101 babies were registered. Paulmichael has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paulmichael by Decade
How has Paulmichael 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.
Paulmichael by State
Paulmichael + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paulmichael as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paulmichael
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paulmichael: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paulmichael?
We estimate approximately 174 people named Paulmichael 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 1,969,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Paulmichael a common name?
Paulmichael is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 182 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paulmichael most popular?
Paulmichael reached peak popularity in 1984, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paulmichael is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paulmichael a male name?
Paulmichael is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paulmichael Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paulmichael Smith, Paulmichael Johnson, Paulmichael 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me