Popularity in Ireland
Numbers
| Michael (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | # | |
| 2023 | #15 | 239 | |
| 2022 | #12 | 278 | |
| 2021 | #11 | 310 | |
| 2020 | #17 | 275 | |
| 2019 | #14 | 302 | |
| 2018 | #8 | 354 | |
| 2017 | #10 | 359 | |
| 2016 | #9 | 394 | |
| 2015 | #8 | 434 | |
| 2014 | #14 | 379 | |
| 2013 | #8 | 432 | |
| 2012 | #10 | 462 | |
| 2011 | #9 | 496 | |
| 2010 | #12 | 463 | |
| 2009 | #10 | 499 | |
| 2008 | #13 | 483 | |
| 2007 | #10 | 521 | |
| 2006 | #9 | 509 | |
| 2005 | #10 | 484 | |
| 2004 | #9 | 527 | |
| 2003 | #7 | 525 | |
| 2002 | #8 | 520 | |
| 2001 | #10 | 483 | |
| 2000 | #9 | 483 | |
| 1999 | #6 | 527 | |
| 1998 | #9 | 438 | |
| 1997 | #4 | 676 | |
| 1996 | #4 | 687 | |
| 1995 | #7 | 614 | |
| 1994 | #5 | 693 | |
| 1993 | #4 | 722 | |
| 1992 | #2 | 794 | |
| 1991 | #5 | 798 | |
| 1990 | #3 | 883 | |
| 1989 | #3 | 899 | |
| 1988 | #3 | 903 | |
| 1987 | #3 | 956 | |
| 1986 | #3 | 1065 | |
| 1985 | #3 | 1078 | |
| 1984 | #3 | 1214 | |
| 1983 | #3 | 1174 | |
| 1982 | #3 | 1254 | |
| 1981 | #3 | 1320 | |
| 1980 | #3 | 1426 | |
| 1979 | #4 | 1332 | |
| 1978 | #4 | 1327 | |
| 1977 | #3 | 1349 | |
| 1976 | #3 | 1413 | |
| 1975 | #2 | 1389 | |
| 1974 | #2 | 1536 | |
| 1973 | #2 | 1600 | |
| 1972 | #2 | 1639 | |
| 1971 | #2 | 1745 | |
| 1970 | #2 | 1708 | |
| 1969 | #3 | 1753 | |
| 1968 | #3 | 1825 | |
| 1967 | #2 | 1958 | |
| 1966 | #2 | 2012 | |
| 1965 | #3 | 2057 | |
| 1964 | #3 | 2157 | |
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