Michael Gonzalez
There are approximately 10,660 people named Michael Gonzalez living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 32,153 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Michael with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gonzalez. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
10,660
1 in 32,153
Named Michael
3.7M
Alive today
Named Gonzalez
977K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 3.7M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 50
Estimated bearers: 977K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #13
Per 100K: 285.11
Top ancestry: Hispanic (95.0%)
First name trend
Michael: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Michael. The peak year was 1957 with 93,041 births. The average person named Michael today is 50 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gonzalez surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gonzalez, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 95.0%.
- Hispanic or Latino95.0%
- White4.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4%
- Black or African American0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%
- Two or more races0.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Michael has a living-bearer frequency of 1.0908% of the US population, based on 3,738,917 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Gonzalez appears at a rate of 285.11 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2851%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 10,660 people with the full name Michael Gonzalez. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Michael Gonzalez: questions and answers
How many people are named Michael Gonzalez?
We estimate approximately 10,660 people in the United States share the full name Michael Gonzalez. That works out to about 1 in 32,153 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (1.0908%) with the surname frequency (285.11 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Michael Gonzalez?
We classify Michael Gonzalez as "Uncommon". About 1 in 32,153 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Michael a male or female name?
Michael is predominantly male. Out of 4,440,391 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Michael profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.