Editing Michael (given name) (section)

== Popularity ==
Michael (and its variants) is one of the most common given names for men in the world. In the United States, Michael was the most popular name of the 20th century, ranking No. 1 from 1954 to 1998 (with the exception of 1960, when it was second to [[David (name)|David]]). It was among the top three most popular names for each year since 1953, only falling out of the top five in 2011 for the first time since 1949.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/top5names.html |title=Top 5 Names In Each Of The Last 100 Years|publisher=[[United States Social Security Administration]]|access-date=10 March 2015 }}</ref> Michael is the only name to rank among the ten most popular across all four generations since Generation X.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://word.tips/most-popular-name-generation-map/
 |title=Every U.S. State's Most Popular Name by Generation |publisher=Word Tips|access-date=29 November 2024 }}</ref>

In 2014, Michael was the 20th most popular name in [[Northern Ireland]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/InteractiveMaps/Population/Baby%20Names/Baby_Names2014/babyname.html |title=Top 100 Baby Names in Northern Ireland, 2014|publisher=[[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]]|access-date=10 March 2015 }}</ref>  27th in [[Canada]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.todaysparent.com/top-100-baby-names-in-canada-2014/ |title=Top 100 Baby Names in Canada |publisher=[[Today's Parent]] |access-date=10 March 2015 |archive-date=25 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025235425/http://www.todaysparent.com/top-100-baby-names-in-canada-2014/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and 42nd in [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mccrindle.com.au/resources/Baby-Names-Australia-2014_McCrindle.pdf |title=Baby Names Australia 2014 |publisher=McCrindle Market and Social Research |access-date=10 March 2015 |archive-date=3 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303071345/http://www.mccrindle.com.au/resources/Baby-Names-Australia-2014_McCrindle.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In [[England and Wales]], Michael ranked 53rd in 2011 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/top-100-baby-names-in-england-and-wales---dvc11/index.html |title=Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales|publisher=United Kingdom National Statistics|access-date=10 March 2015 }}</ref> Michael ranked as the eighth most popular name for boys in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/ibn/irishbabiesnames2013/#.VP7NdWR4qeA|title=Irish Babies' Names|date=30 May 2014 |publisher=[[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|Central Statistics Office of Ireland]]|access-date=10 March 2015 }}</ref>

According to the [[Social Security Administration|SSA]], Michael is the most popular name among people in the United States who are currently alive, belonging to an estimated 3.83 million living people as of 2021. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=name+michael|title=Name Michael: Wolfram Alpha|publisher=Wolfram Alpha|date=January 1, 2021|access-date=12 September 2023|archive-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230210004240/https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=name+michael|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

Variants of Michael rank among the most popular masculine names in multiple countries. It was the third most popular in [[Finland]] from 2010 – March 2015 (as Mikael),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3|title=Most popular first names by decades|publisher=[[Population Register Centre (Finland)|Population Register Centre of Finland]]|date=10 March 2009|access-date=10 March 2015 }}</ref> seventh in [[Russia]] in 2009 (as Mikhail),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dni.ru/society/2009/2/9/159001.html |script-title=ru:Названа десятка самых популярных имен |trans-title=Ten Most Popular Baby Names |work=DNI |date=9 February 2009 |access-date=10 March 2015 |language=ru}}</ref> 14th in Spain in 2012 (as Miguel),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.es/daco/daco42/nombyapel/nombres_mas_frecuentes.xls |title=Nombres más frecuentes (Hombres) |publisher=[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|Instituto Nacional de Estadística]]|date=1 January 2013 |access-date=10 March 2015 }}</ref> and 15th in [[Denmark]] (as Mikkel).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dst.dk/pukora/epub/Nyt/2014/NR373.pdf |title=Sofia og William indtager igen førstepladsen|publisher=[[Statistics Denmark]]|date=11 July 2014 |access-date=10 March 2015 }}</ref>