Popularity (masculine) in New Zealand
Numbers
| Michael (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2021 | #80 | 58 | |
| 2020 | #79 | 60 | |
| 2019 | #89 | 56 | |
| 2018 | #74 | 67 | |
| 2017 | #57 | 86 | |
| 2016 | #49 | 99 | |
| 2015 | #58 | 90 | |
| 2014 | #56 | 79 | |
| 2013 | #64 | 74 | |
| 2012 | #53 | 93 | |
| 2011 | #54 | 98 | |
| 2010 | #47 | 112 | |
| 2009 | #39 | 121 | |
| 2008 | #37 | 132 | |
| 2007 | #38 | 134 | |
| 2006 | #37 | 130 | |
| 2005 | #31 | 138 | |
| 2004 | #25 | 153 | |
| 2003 | #23 | 184 | |
| 2002 | #25 | 166 | |
| 2001 | #20 | 200 | |
| 2000 | #16 | 270 | |
| 1999 | #16 | 250 | |
| 1998 | #15 | 265 | |
| 1997 | #9 | 341 | |
| 1996 | #10 | 329 | |
| 1995 | #7 | 429 | |
| 1994 | #6 | 470 | |
| 1993 | #4 | 563 | |
| 1992 | #4 | 613 | |
| 1991 | #2 | 696 | |
| 1990 | #3 | 708 | |
| 1989 | #1 | 735 | |
| 1988 | #2 | 741 | |
| 1987 | #1 | 789 | |
| 1986 | #1 | 742 | |
| 1985 | #2 | 742 | |
| 1984 | #1 | 783 | |
| 1983 | #1 | 768 | |
| 1982 | #2 | 740 | |
| 1981 | #1 | 722 | |
| 1980 | #2 | 683 | |
| 1979 | #1 | 707 | |
| 1978 | #1 | 719 | |
| 1977 | #1 | 757 | |
| 1976 | #1 | 800 | |
| 1975 | #1 | 879 | |
| 1974 | #1 | 880 | |
| 1973 | #1 | 920 | |
| 1972 | #2 | 870 | |
| 1971 | #2 | 936 | |
| 1970 | #2 | 959 | |
| 1969 | #2 | 1049 | |
| 1968 | #1 | 1123 | |
| 1967 | #2 | 1174 | |
| 1966 | #2 | 1117 | |
| 1965 | #2 | 1075 | |
| 1964 | #2 | 1174 | |
| 1963 | #2 | 1256 | |
| 1962 | #2 | 1276 | |
| 1961 | #3 | 1182 | |
| 1960 | #3 | 1090 | |
| 1959 | #4 | 1107 | |
| 1958 | #4 | 1007 | |
| 1957 | #4 | 938 | |
| 1956 | #4 | 866 | |
| 1955 | #4 | 865 | |
| 1954 | #4 | 853 | |
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