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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Michelangelo

Gender

Male

Origin

Italian
A blend of Michael and Angelo; Italian artist Michelangelo Buonarroti is one of history''s greatest painters and sculptors. His works are famous throughout the world, including David, The Pieta and The Sistine Chapel.

Syllables

5

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Michelangelo

Pronunciation

m(i)-chelange-lo, mich(e)-lan-gelo

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #1898, 76 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2941, 42 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202542
202453
202344
202254
202149
202043
201949
201843
201765
201642

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 2020 (rank #2957, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
20244
20234
20225
20213
20206
20194
20184
20173
20163

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 1977 (rank #1504, 5 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4981, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
20153
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