Gender
Origin
- French
- Form of Michael Who is like God?
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Michel
Pronunciation
m(i)-chel
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #458, 283 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4539, 22 births)
- Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #1246, 89 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 31 | 14 |
| 2023 | 27 | 11 |
| 2022 | 23 | 7 |
| 2021 | 25 | 7 |
| 2020 | 26 | 7 |
| 2019 | 26 | 5 |
| 2018 | 27 | 6 |
| 2017 | 30 | 9 |
| 2016 | 20 | 6 |
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 2007 (rank #2023, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #4584, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 4 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 4 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
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 1947 (rank #2, 32,586 births); most recent 2023 (rank #629, 67 births)
- Girls: peak in 1923 (rank #597, 8 births); most recent 1963 (rank #1692, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 67 | – |
| 2022 | 74 | – |
| 2021 | 79 | – |
| 2020 | 65 | – |
| 2019 | 81 | – |
| 2018 | 51 | – |
| 2017 | 73 | – |
| 2016 | 65 | – |
| 2015 | 89 | – |
| 2014 | 78 | – |
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 1970 (rank #278, 4 births); most recent 1983 (rank #330, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 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
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #209, 10 births); most recent 1994 (rank #427, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 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