Michale
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MY-kul
- Origin
- Hebrew
Michale 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 Michale mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Michael
“who is like God?”
A variant spelling of Michael, the archangel who leads the heavenly armies in the Book of Revelation.
Is Michale a girl's or a boy's name?
Michale is a boys' name.
How popular is Michale in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1956, with 85 boys. It first appears in the records in 1922.
Half of all the boys named Michale in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 1985, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1998, 21% of the babies named Michale in the US were girls.
Michale in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,861 |
| 1990 | 59 | #1,459 |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,263 |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,175 |
| 1987 | 80 | #1,066 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,173 |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,124 |
| 1984 | 70 | #1,068 |
| 1983 | 75 | #1,022 |
| 1982 | 69 | #1,096 |
| 1981 | 65 | #1,133 |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,238 |
| 1979 | 64 | #1,116 |
| 1978 | 79 | #969 |
| 1977 | 70 | #1,027 |
| 1976 | 71 | #990 |
| 1975 | 78 | #925 |
| 1974 | 68 | #993 |
| 1973 | 83 | #874 |
| 1972 | 75 | #921 |
| 1971 | 74 | #947 |
| 1970 | 71 | #951 |
| 1969 | 79 | #861 |
| 1968 | 57 | #968 |
| 1967 | 73 | #836 |
| 1966 | 56 | #968 |
| 1965 | 59 | #957 |
| 1964 | 52 | #1,044 |
| 1963 | 41 | #1,214 |
| 1962 | 60 | #983 |
| 1961 | 64 | #957 |
| 1960 | 51 | #1,082 |
| 1959 | 61 | #986 |
| 1958 | 68 | #914 |
| 1957 | 66 | #927 |
| 1956 | 85 | #808 |
| 1955 | 57 | #994 |
| 1954 | 81 | #799 |
| 1953 | 51 | #1,014 |
| 1952 | 54 | #967 |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,122 |
| 1950 | 38 | #1,167 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,379 |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,518 |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,481 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,029 |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,696 |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,987 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,731 |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,939 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
Nicknames for Michale
- Mike 8 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Michale
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matthew, Jamie, Daniel, Jose, Jesse, Shane, Andre, David, Joel, Patrick, Joey, Steven
Names related to Michale
Michael, Micheal, Michal, Mikhael, Michele, Michel, Michoel, Mickael
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, 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, “Michale: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/michale, updated 20 October 2026.