Micael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mee-kah-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Micael is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Micael mean?
Hebrew: Portuguese form of Michael
“who is like God”
A Portuguese form of Michael, the archangel who leads heaven's armies in the Book of Revelation.
Is Micael a girl's or a boy's name?
Micael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Micael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Micael, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1948.
Half of all the boys named Micael in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Micael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,469 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,241 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,421 |
| 1959 | 19 | #1,864 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,708 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,872 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,437 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,009 |
Names like Micael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Michael Israel Rafael Ismael Matthew Gabriel Mikael Jonathan Joshua Ariel Benjamin Jeremy
Names related to Micael
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Micael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/micael, updated 20 October 2026.