The first name Michiel
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Michiel last appeared in the official list in 2001, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2000, with 3 births (#3,036).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Michiel with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Michiel at birth, 1880–2025
In 2006, 8 boys born in the United States were named Michiel, the 9,289th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 39 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Michiel
19 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Michiel de RuyterDutch admiral (1607-1676)
- Michiel HuismanDutch actor (born 1981)
- Michiel CoxieFlemish painter (1499-1592)
- Michiel Jansz. van MiereveltDutch painter (1566–1641)
- Michiel BartmanDutch rower, born 1967
- Michiel SweertsFlemish painter and printmaker (1618–1664)
- Michiel KramerDutch footballer, born 1988
- Michiel MolDutch businessman (born 1969)
- Michiel SchapersDutch tennis player, born 1959
- Michiel van den BosDutch composer, born 1975
- Michiel van MusscherDutch painter (1645–1705)
- Alexander Willem Michiel Van HasseltDutch physician, naturalist and arachnologist (1814–1902)
Questions
- How popular is the name Michiel?
- In 2001, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Michiel, ranking 3,134th. Its peak was 2000, with 3 births.
- Is Michiel a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,045 US babies named Michiel since 1880 were boys.
- When was Michiel most popular?
- 1956 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Michiel, its highest rank at 1,227th.