Michai
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mee-KY
- Origin
- Hebrew
Michai is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Michai mean?
Hebrew: variant of Michael, perhaps influenced by Romanian Mihai
“who is like God”
Is Michai a girl's or a boy's name?
Michai is a boys' name.
How popular is Michai in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Michai in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Michai in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
Nicknames for Michai
- Mike 8 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Michai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mikko Tru Kairo Yitzchok Loki Sakai Makai Yuri Kasai Yakov Takai Rumi
Names related to Michai
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Michai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/michai, updated 20 October 2026.