boy's name
Michelangelo
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 5
- Letters 12
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,457
Michelangelo is a boy's name with 5 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2015, when 76 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 78,939 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
- 5 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Michelangelo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 54 |
| 1970s | 75 |
| 1980s | 73 |
| 1990s | 159 |
| 2000s | 226 |
| 2010s | 486 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 285 |
How popular is Michelangelo?
In 2025, Michelangelo was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Michelangelo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Michelangelo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Michelangelo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Michelangelo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Michelangelo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Michelangelo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Michelangelo
How popular is the name Michelangelo?
In 2025, Michelangelo was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Michelangelo a girl's or a boy's name?
Michelangelo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Michelangelo?
Michelangelo has 5 syllables.
When was Michelangelo most popular?
Michelangelo peaked in 2015, when 76 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Michelangelo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Michelangelo currently ranks #2,970 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.