Michel
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning who is like god; form of Michael.
Michel by the numbers
Michel was given to 39 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 283 babies in 1957, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Michael
Like Michel, each of these traces back to Michael: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Miguelwho is like god; form of Michael2,266 in the US (2017)
- Michaelawho is like God; feminine form of Michael599 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)
- Mishawho is like God; a form of Michael24 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mickeywho is like God; form of Michael107 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Michel. 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)
- Michellwho is like God; a form of Michelle12 in the US (2017)
- Mickelwho is like God; a form of Michael6 in the US (2017)
- Mechel13 in the US (2017)
- Michawho is like God; a form of Michael31 in the US (2017)
- Mikkelwho is like God; Scandinavian form of Michael13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Michel
Names that are said the same way as Michel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Michellewho is like god; feminine form of Michael1,421 in the US (2017)
- Mitchellwho is like god; a form of michael400 in the US (2017)
- Michealwho is like god; alternate spelling of Michael241 in the US (2017)
- Michelewho is like god; a form of Michael44 in the US (2017)
- Mitchelwho is like god; a form of Michael25 in the US (2017)
- Mychala form of michael; who is like god13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Michel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Michel
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