Michael
BoyPopular Australian boy name · NSW BDM data 1952 to 2025
- Current Rank
- #62
- Total Registrations
- 71,007
- Peak Year
- 1961
- Peak Rank
- #4
- First Year
- 1952
- Years in Top 100
- 74
Michael by year
Registrations of Michael as a boy's name in New South Wales, and its rank among boys' names that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
| Year | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 128 | #62 |
| 2024 | 96 | #89 |
| 2023 | 98 | #82 |
| 2022 | 126 | #62 |
| 2021 | 162 | #53 |
| 2020 | 147 | #61 |
| 2019 | 165 | #53 |
| 2018 | 147 | #62 |
| 2017 | 161 | #57 |
| 2016 | 159 | #63 |
Earlier years (1952 to 2015)
| Year | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 196 | #44 |
| 2014 | 200 | #47 |
| 2013 | 205 | #42 |
| 2012 | 228 | #38 |
| 2011 | 250 | #35 |
| 2010 | 236 | #36 |
| 2009 | 240 | #36 |
| 2008 | 231 | #38 |
| 2007 | 256 | #35 |
| 2006 | 248 | #38 |
| 2005 | 276 | #31 |
| 2004 | 297 | #28 |
| 2003 | 306 | #26 |
| 2002 | 357 | #21 |
| 2001 | 435 | #19 |
| 2000 | 453 | #17 |
| 1999 | 466 | #16 |
| 1998 | 534 | #14 |
| 1997 | 580 | #13 |
| 1996 | 634 | #10 |
| 1995 | 637 | #13 |
| 1994 | 780 | #8 |
| 1993 | 895 | #5 |
| 1992 | 962 | #5 |
| 1991 | 952 | #6 |
| 1990 | 1,154 | #4 |
| 1989 | 1,115 | #5 |
| 1988 | 1,234 | #4 |
| 1987 | 1,176 | #4 |
| 1986 | 1,231 | #4 |
| 1985 | 1,320 | #4 |
| 1984 | 1,331 | #3 |
| 1983 | 1,438 | #1 |
| 1982 | 1,358 | #2 |
| 1981 | 1,396 | #1 |
| 1980 | 1,383 | #1 |
| 1979 | 1,373 | #1 |
| 1978 | 1,347 | #1 |
| 1977 | 1,377 | #1 |
| 1976 | 1,425 | #1 |
| 1975 | 1,504 | #1 |
| 1974 | 1,564 | #1 |
| 1973 | 1,555 | #3 |
| 1972 | 1,679 | #3 |
| 1971 | 1,795 | #3 |
| 1970 | 1,721 | #3 |
| 1969 | 1,685 | #2 |
| 1968 | 1,729 | #2 |
| 1967 | 1,738 | #2 |
| 1966 | 1,653 | #2 |
| 1965 | 1,756 | #2 |
| 1964 | 1,765 | #2 |
| 1963 | 1,859 | #3 |
| 1962 | 1,886 | #4 |
| 1961 | 1,918 | #4 |
| 1960 | 1,721 | #4 |
| 1959 | 1,709 | #4 |
| 1958 | 1,622 | #4 |
| 1957 | 1,492 | #5 |
| 1956 | 1,464 | #5 |
| 1955 | 1,456 | #5 |
| 1954 | 1,315 | #6 |
| 1953 | 1,298 | #6 |
| 1952 | 1,222 | #6 |
Fun Facts
- Most popular in 1961 with 1,918 registrations
- Has been in the top 100 for 74 years
- Appeared in records from 1952 to 2025
- Currently ranked #62 with 128 registrations in the latest year