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Michael
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- Michael 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Michel 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Miguel 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Micheal 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Michał 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Mickael 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Michele 🇺🇸🇫🇷🏴🇨🇦
- Mikael 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Mikhail 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Mikkel 🇺🇸🇫🇷🏴🇸🇪
- Mikel 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Mikail 🇺🇸🇫🇷🏴🇨🇦
- Miquel 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇧🇪🇪🇸
- Michiel 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇧🇪
- Mykel 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇨🇦
- Micael 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🇨🇦
- Mikal 🇺🇸🇫🇷
- Mihály 🇭🇺
- Mikeal 🇺🇸
- Mickel 🇺🇸🇫🇷🏴🇨🇦
- Mychal 🇺🇸
- Miel 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🇧🇪
- Mikaeel 🇺🇸🏴🇨🇦
- Mikhael 🇺🇸🇫🇷🏴🇨🇦
7,294,167births recorded
32Countries
37Variants
1946Peak · France
#11Portugal 2023
Michael is a boy name family recorded 7,294,167 times in 32 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Portugal (#11 in 2023). Its all-time peak was in France in 1946, at 3,703.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Michel (France), Miguel (Argentina), Michał (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Michael
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | English | 4,448,633 | 🇺🇸 United States | #21 | 1969 | ▼ 38 % |
| Michael | English | 147,574 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #50 | 1976 | ▼ 52 % |
| Michael | English | 90,590 | 🇫🇷 France | #766 | 1978 | ▶ 1 % |
| Michael | English | 71,007 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | #62 | 1974 | – |
| Michael | English | 55,538 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #22 | 1964 | ▼ 41 % |
| Michael | English | 47,690 | 🏴 England & Wales | #85 | 1996 | ▼ 35 % |
| Michel | French | 820,690 | 🇫🇷 France | #700 | 1946 | ▼ 16 % |
| Michel | French | 14,094 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4539 | 1966 | ▼ 36 % |
| Michel | French | 5,541 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1960 | – |
| Michel | French | 4,616 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #774 | 1995 | ▼ 52 % |
| Michel | French | 3,647 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #607 | 1980 | ▼ 19 % |
| Michel | French | 709 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #192 | 1994 | ▼ 47 % |
| Miguel | Spanish | 415,719 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #276 | 1952 | ▼ 55 % |
| Miguel | Spanish | 191,562 | 🇺🇸 United States | #212 | 2002 | ▼ 28 % |
| Miguel | Spanish | 45,062 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #29 | 2002 | – |
| Miguel | Spanish | 14,980 | 🇫🇷 France | #477 | 1975 | ▼ 16 % |
| Miguel | Spanish | 13,453 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #115 | 1951 | ▼ 56 % |
| Miguel | Spanish | 7,861 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | #11 | 2019 | – |
| Micheal | English | 156,555 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1401 | 1957 | ▼ 46 % |
| Micheal | English | 7,260 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1217 | 1975 | ▼ 2 % |
| Micheal | English | 2,340 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #232 | 1997 | ▼ 16 % |
| Micheal | English | 1,435 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1977 | – |
| Micheal | English | 998 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | – | 1981 | – |
| Micheal | English | 881 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1975 | – |
| Michał | Polish | 144,710 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #24 | 2002 | ▼ 46 % |
| Michał | Polish | 7,813 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4265 | 1976 | ▼ 6 % |
| Michał | Polish | 2,608 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #36 | 2010 | – |
| Michał | Polish | 1,730 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1895 | 2011 | ▼ 77 % |
| Michał | Polish | 357 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2009 | – |
| Michał | Polish | 264 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1992 | – |
| Mickael | French | 123,225 | 🇫🇷 France | #605 | 1984 | ▼ 31 % |
| Mickael | French | 2,372 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #271 | 1995 | ▼ 42 % |
| Mickael | French | 1,503 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7194 | 1955 | ▲ 74 % |
| Mickael | French | 472 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1995 | – |
| Mickael | French | 173 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2007 | – |
| Mickael | French | 15 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2007 | – |
| Michele | English | 65,762 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #26 | 1999 | – |
| Michele | English | 2,764 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1969 | – |
| Michele | English | 1,630 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1972 | – |
| Michele | English | 480 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #882 | 2000 | ▼ 22 % |
| Michele | English | 305 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1962 | – |
| Michele | English | 155 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1967 | – |
| Mikael | French | 20,035 | 🇫🇷 France | #920 | 1978 | ▲ 15 % |
| Mikael | French | 6,239 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1169 | 2023 | ▲ 24 % |
| Mikael | French | 4,261 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #220 | 2004 | ▼ 60 % |
| Mikael | French | 1,749 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #220 | 1998 | ▲ 2 % |
| Mikael | French | 960 | 🏴 England & Wales | #578 | 2022 | ▲ 71 % |
| Mikael | French | 624 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #429 | 2023 | ▲ 77 % |
| Mikhail | English | 18,353 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #84 | 1990 | ▼ 22 % |
| Mikhail | English | 4,158 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1867 | 2021 | ▼ 34 % |
| Mikhail | English | 994 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | – | 2015 | – |
| Mikhail | English | 647 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1406 | 2013 | ▼ 40 % |
| Mikhail | English | 365 | 🇫🇷 France | #2451 | 2024 | ▲ 90 % |
| Mikhail | English | 329 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #964 | 2016 | ▼ 40 % |
| Mikkel | German | 24,217 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | – | 2002 | – |
| Mikkel | German | 906 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5399 | 2004 | ▶ 0 % |
| Mikkel | German | 60 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2021 | – |
| Mikkel | German | 22 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1997 | – |
| Mikkel | German | 12 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 2007 | – |
| Mikkel | German | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2020 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Michael ↔ Michel — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Miguel — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Michele — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Miquel — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Mikhail — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Mihai — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Mykhailo — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Mihail — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Mikael — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Micheal — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Mikel — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Michał — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Mihály — checked by hand
- Michael ↔ Mihael — checked by hand
Questions about Michael
How popular is the name Michael?
In 2023 it ranked #11 in Portugal. Official registers record 7,294,167 births across 32 countries.
What is Michael in other languages?
Michel (French); Miguel (Spanish); Micheal (English); Michał (Polish); Mickael (French); Michele (English); Mikael (French); Mikhail (English); Mikkel (German); Mikel (Catalan).
When was Michael most popular?
It peaked in France in 1946, at 3,703.4 births per 100,000.
Is Michael a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Michael is a boy name.