Names / Boy names
Michelangelo
Current rank
#2,967
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,927
in 2015
First recorded
1961
in U.S. data
Children named
1,300
since 1961
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,927 in 2015 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(mee-keh-LAHN-jeh-loh): A lot of name, but hilarious and grand. The name first appears in U.S. records in 1961. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 1,300 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.