# Michalis (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/michalis/  
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 |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | 26, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Greek Μιχάλης (Michális), a male given name used in (modern) Greece. Cognate with English Michael.

## 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.

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 | 2,901 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2,943 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3,134 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |

## People named Michalis

- Michalis Konstantinou, Cypriot footballer
- Michalis Dorizas, athletics competitor (1886–1957)
- Michalis Georgiou, British-Cypriot snooker player
- Michalis Morfis, Cypriot footballer
- Michalis Catzipantela, Cypriot politician

## 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.