Michiel

Boy · recorded 1915–2006

  • 2006last recorded
  • 1968best year

Most popular in 1968.

Last recorded in 2006. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Michiel.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 63 recorded years as a table
Michiel, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19156
19207
19386
19395
19415
19426
19439
19449
19459
194613
194710
194811
194920
195018
195120
195213
195316
195412
195517
195618
195714
195813
195915
196015
196116
196211
196312
196414
196512
196610
196713
196821
196911
197013
197110
197212
197311
19745
19758
19765
19779
19787
19797
19808
19816
19825
19837
19845
19853
19865
19883
19892
19903
19915
19933
19943
19953
19983
19993
20003
20033
20053
20064

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Michiel isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2006
8
Rank in 2006
#8,732
How rare
1 in 256,909 boys
Since 1915
1,040

Michiel was last recorded in 2006. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1968, at 21 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Michiel doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.