Gender
Origin
- English
- Form of Michael Who is like God?
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Micheal
Pronunciation
m(i)-cheal
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #85, 4,838 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1401, 130 births)
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #1482, 74 births); most recent 2010 (rank #16957, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 130 | – |
| 2024 | 142 | – |
| 2023 | 156 | – |
| 2022 | 146 | – |
| 2021 | 174 | – |
| 2020 | 193 | – |
| 2019 | 172 | – |
| 2018 | 204 | – |
| 2017 | 243 | – |
| 2016 | 242 | – |
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 England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #805, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2131, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #807, 7 births); most recent 2010 (rank #4011, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #110, 71 births); most recent 2025 (rank #184, 26 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2023 | 32 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2019 | 41 |
| 2018 | 55 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2016 | 48 |
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
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #587, 4 births); most recent 2019 (rank #701, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #86, 27 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #97, 44 births); most recent 2017 (rank #606, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence