Michael
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning who is like God?.
How Michael has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #9 |
| 2016 | #8 |
| 2017 | #12 |
| 2018 | #14 |
| 2019 | #14 |
| 2020 | #12 |
| 2021 | #17 |
| 2022 | #16 |
| 2023 | #16 |
| 2024 | #18 |
| 2025 | #21 |
Michael by the numbers
In 2025, 615 babies in England and Wales were named Michael. In the US, 12,612 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 92,695 babies in 1957, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 22 American boys born that year was called Michael.
Names that come from Michael
Forms of Michael in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Miguelwho is like god; form of Michael2,266 in the US (2017)
- Michellewho is like god; feminine form of Michael1,421 in the US (2017)
- Michaelawho is like God; feminine form of Michael599 in the US (2017)
- Michealwho is like god; alternate spelling of Michael241 in the US (2017)
- Micaelawho is like god; feminine form of Michael239 in the US (2017)
- Mikewho is like god; a form of Michael218 in the US (2017)
- Mikaelwho is like god; Scandinavian form of Michael67 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mikelwho is like God; a form of Michael138 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Michael. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Michalwho is like God; form of Michael13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mikhaelwho is like God; a form of Michael14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Michelwho is like god; form of Michael39 in the US (2017)
- Mishaelwho is like God; biblical name4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Michailwho is like God; Russian form of Michael3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mickaelwho is like God; a spelling variant of Michael11 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Michael
Names that are said the same way as Michael, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Michael, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Michael
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