Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Michale

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Who is like God

Pronunciation

m(i)-cha-le

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1956 (rank #816, 84 births); most recent 2024 (rank #8287, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1978 (rank #4675, 14 births); most recent 2010 (rank #16957, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
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20249–
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20206–
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20185–
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20169–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1964 (rank #214, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence