# Michal (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/michal/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “michal” |
| Pronunciation | /miˈxɑl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 7,813 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,782 / 4,031 (52% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,762, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 60 | 2,889 |
| 2012 | 37 | 4,091 |
| 2013 | 35 | 4,219 |
| 2014 | 43 | 3,637 |
| 2015 | 38 | 3,959 |
| 2016 | 54 | 3,088 |
| 2017 | 49 | 3,285 |
| 2018 | 36 | 4,052 |
| 2019 | 31 | 4,509 |
| 2020 | 37 | 3,888 |
| 2021 | 31 | 4,474 |
| 2022 | 41 | 3,750 |
| 2023 | 42 | 3,691 |
| 2024 | 44 | 3,558 |
| 2025 | 33 | 4,320 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38 | 3,029 |
| 2012 | 26 | 3,970 |
| 2013 | 32 | 3,382 |
| 2014 | 22 | 4,486 |
| 2015 | 19 | 5,001 |
| 2016 | 22 | 4,576 |
| 2017 | 12 | 6,972 |
| 2018 | 16 | 5,701 |
| 2019 | 12 | 7,039 |
| 2020 | 17 | 5,394 |
| 2021 | 18 | 5,271 |
| 2022 | 19 | 5,156 |
| 2023 | 5 | 13,501 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8,754 |
| 2025 | 15 | 6,049 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 2,150 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,969 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3,514 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,328 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3,178 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3,151 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3,218 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2,574 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4,201 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 148 | 298 |
| 2012 | 104 | 395 |
| 2013 | 87 | 451 |
| 2014 | 81 | 485 |
| 2015 | 83 | 478 |
| 2016 | 87 | 468 |
| 2017 | 84 | 483 |
| 2018 | 66 | 564 |
| 2019 | 80 | 491 |
| 2020 | 53 | 651 |
| 2021 | 49 | 704 |
| 2022 | 37 | 844 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1,309 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,162 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1,897 |

## In other languages

- Czech: Míkal
- Hebrew: מִיכַל
- Italian: Micol

## People named Michal

- Michal Kadlec, Czech association football player (1984-)
- Michal Sadílek, Czech association football player
- Michal Bílek, Czech footballer
- Michal Krčmář, Czech biathlete
- Michal Šanda, Czech poet, writer
- Michal Březina, Czech figure skater
- Michal Viewegh, Czech bookwriter
- Michal Šlesingr, Czech biathlete and olympian
- Michal Kempný, Czech ice hockey player
- Michal Rozsíval, Czech ice hockey player (born 1978)
- Michal Horňák, Czech soccer player and soccer representant
- Michal Jordán, Czech ice hockey player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.