Micheal
Hebrew Mikha’el, a rhetorical question rather than a description: “who is like God?”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Micheal appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1951 to 1959. Its biggest year was 1957, when 4,831 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 85 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1956, at No. 83. All told, 156,555 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Michael (4,448,633), Mikael (6,239), Mikeal (2,405), Michaele (1,837), Mychael (1,590), Mickael (1,503) (total births since 1880)
Explore Micheal interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 142 | No. 381 |
| 1890s | 119 | No. 438 |
| 1900s | 218 | No. 370 |
| 1910s | 1,249 | No. 396 |
| 1920s | 1,460 | No. 458 |
| 1930s | 1,403 | No. 358 |
| 1940s | 10,619 | No. 122 |
| 1950s | 40,908 | No. 83 |
| 1960s | 31,979 | No. 103 |
| 1970s | 23,798 | No. 102 |
| 1980s | 18,735 | No. 132 |
| 1990s | 12,871 | No. 175 |
| 2000s | 7,271 | No. 302 |
| 2010s | 3,004 | No. 548 |
| 2020s | 943 | No. 1046 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.