Michal
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- MEE-hal
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,686 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,264 for girls
Michal is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 4,264th for girls in the US (33 babies).
What does Michal mean?
Hebrew: Polish and Czech form of Michael
“who is like God?”
Polish and Czech form of Michael; in Hebrew, Michal is a separate girls' name borne by King Saul's daughter.
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Is Michal a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Michal has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 16 boys in the UK and 33 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Michal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,686th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 72% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Michal, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 675th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 170 boys. 5 girls were also named Michal in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Michal than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Michal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1997, 62% of the babies named Michal in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 24%, with more boys than girls since 2003.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Michal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 40 | #863 |
| 2021 | 54 | #729 |
| 2020 | 57 | #675 |
| 2019 | 84 | #521 |
| 2018 | 82 | #531 |
| 2017 | 91 | #499 |
| 2016 | 101 | #458 |
| 2015 | 94 | #482 |
| 2014 | 99 | #462 |
| 2013 | 92 | #477 |
| 2012 | 124 | #390 |
| 2011 | 170 | #301 |
| 2010 | 135 | #349 |
| 2009 | 143 | #323 |
| 2008 | 131 | #338 |
| 2007 | 82 | #460 |
| 2006 | 49 | #643 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Michal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,264th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33 about 1 in 49,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the US were named Michal, making it the 4,264th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,840th. Its busiest year was 1985, with 90 girls. It first appears in the records in 1938. 15 boys were also named Michal in 2025 (5,859th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Michal in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 69% of the babies named Michal in the US were girls.
Michal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4,264 |
| 2024 | 44 | #3,516 |
| 2023 | 42 | #3,638 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4,409 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,840 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4,000 |
| 2017 | 49 | #3,247 |
| 2016 | 54 | #3,060 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,914 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3,583 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4,154 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,867 |
| 2010 | 51 | #3,202 |
| 2009 | 48 | #3,408 |
| 2008 | 50 | #3,315 |
| 2007 | 44 | #3,652 |
| 2006 | 40 | #3,794 |
| 2005 | 48 | #3,208 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,553 |
| 2003 | 46 | #3,183 |
| 2002 | 57 | #2,670 |
| 2001 | 58 | #2,596 |
| 2000 | 63 | #2,422 |
| 1999 | 61 | #2,402 |
| 1998 | 73 | #2,023 |
| 1997 | 65 | #2,135 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,945 |
| 1995 | 60 | #2,211 |
| 1994 | 74 | #1,900 |
| 1993 | 52 | #2,412 |
| 1992 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1991 | 59 | #2,209 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,970 |
| 1989 | 61 | #2,049 |
| 1988 | 82 | #1,586 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,811 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,931 |
| 1985 | 90 | #1,409 |
| 1984 | 74 | #1,535 |
| 1983 | 69 | #1,608 |
| 1982 | 57 | #1,873 |
| 1981 | 72 | #1,615 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,833 |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,645 |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,690 |
| 1977 | 62 | #1,682 |
| 1976 | 85 | #1,286 |
| 1975 | 53 | #1,756 |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,733 |
| 1973 | 41 | #1,979 |
| 1972 | 35 | #2,173 |
| 1971 | 30 | #2,477 |
| 1970 | 29 | #2,522 |
| 1969 | 32 | #2,254 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 29 | #2,212 |
| 1966 | 29 | #2,190 |
| 1965 | 28 | #2,246 |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,974 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,980 |
| 1962 | 27 | #2,311 |
| 1961 | 16 | #3,188 |
| 1960 | 26 | #2,306 |
| 1959 | 21 | #2,516 |
| 1958 | 28 | #2,116 |
| 1957 | 22 | #2,415 |
| 1956 | 34 | #1,834 |
| 1955 | 35 | #1,773 |
| 1954 | 33 | #1,800 |
| 1953 | 36 | #1,647 |
| 1952 | 38 | #1,559 |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,554 |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,432 |
| 1949 | 58 | #1,188 |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,857 |
| 1947 | 45 | #1,376 |
| 1946 | 37 | #1,438 |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,481 |
| 1944 | 26 | #1,608 |
| 1943 | 63 | #996 |
| 1942 | 81 | #853 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,206 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,340 |
Names like Michal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Toby, Joey, Gabriel, Zachary, Matthew, Daniel, Jacob, Caleb, Noah, Abel, Micah, Nathaniel
Names related to Michal
Michael, Michelle, Michaela, Micheal, Mikhail, Mikhael, Micaela, Michele
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Ethan, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Michal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/michal, updated 20 October 2026.