Micheal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MY-kul
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #902 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,401 for boys
Big in Northern Ireland
Micheal is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 902nd for boys in the UK (38 babies) and 1,401st for boys in the US (130 babies).
What does Micheal mean?
Hebrew: variant of Michael; also the Irish form
“who is like God?”
Variant of Michael; as Micheal it is also the Irish form, pronounced MEE-hawl.
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Is Micheal a girl's or a boy's name?
Micheal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 boys in the UK and 130 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Micheal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #902among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 7,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the UK were named Micheal, making it the 902nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2002, with 43 boys.
2025 had more boys named Micheal than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Micheal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 774 boys in the UK were given Micheal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #82, up from #902 for this spelling alone.
- Michael 736
- Micheal 38
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales and 86th in Northern Ireland.
Micheal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #902 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 34 | #986 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,404 |
| 2021 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,197 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 39 | #860 |
| 2013 | 38 | #873 |
| 2012 | 34 | #957 |
| 2011 | 41 | #819 |
| 2010 | 42 | #786 |
| 2009 | 39 | #818 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 43 | #731 |
| 2006 | 39 | #744 |
| 2005 | 28 | #895 |
| 2004 | 33 | #763 |
| 2003 | 26 | #862 |
| 2002 | 43 | #549 |
| 2001 | 37 | #576 |
| 2000 | 32 | #636 |
| 1999 | 25 | #736 |
| 1998 | 32 | #620 |
| 1997 | 33 | #585 |
| 1996 | 25 | #677 |
How popular is Micheal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,401among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 130about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 130 boys in the US were named Micheal, making it the 1,401st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,046th. Its busiest year was 1957, with 4,831 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Micheal than any year since 1936.
Half of all the boys named Micheal in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1981, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,458 boys in the US were given Micheal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #24, up from #1,401 for this spelling alone.
Micheal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 130 | #1,401 |
| 2024 | 144 | #1,332 |
| 2023 | 156 | #1,244 |
| 2022 | 146 | #1,300 |
| 2021 | 174 | #1,152 |
| 2020 | 193 | #1,046 |
| 2019 | 173 | #1,127 |
| 2018 | 204 | #1,012 |
| 2017 | 243 | #885 |
| 2016 | 242 | #897 |
| 2015 | 268 | #838 |
| 2014 | 281 | #810 |
| 2013 | 349 | #685 |
| 2012 | 360 | #658 |
| 2011 | 423 | #591 |
| 2010 | 461 | #548 |
| 2009 | 540 | #502 |
| 2008 | 584 | #475 |
| 2007 | 647 | #435 |
| 2006 | 690 | #417 |
| 2005 | 684 | #407 |
| 2004 | 695 | #390 |
| 2003 | 771 | #356 |
| 2002 | 791 | #347 |
| 2001 | 875 | #322 |
| 2000 | 994 | #302 |
| 1999 | 1,055 | #279 |
| 1998 | 1,053 | #271 |
| 1997 | 1,068 | #265 |
| 1996 | 1,068 | #262 |
| 1995 | 1,156 | #247 |
| 1994 | 1,273 | #233 |
| 1993 | 1,308 | #226 |
| 1992 | 1,484 | #208 |
| 1991 | 1,635 | #192 |
| 1990 | 1,771 | #175 |
| 1989 | 1,833 | #164 |
| 1988 | 1,785 | #156 |
| 1987 | 1,765 | #159 |
| 1986 | 1,769 | #153 |
| 1985 | 1,758 | #155 |
| 1984 | 1,833 | #149 |
| 1983 | 1,909 | #140 |
| 1982 | 1,908 | #148 |
| 1981 | 2,023 | #136 |
| 1980 | 2,152 | #132 |
| 1979 | 2,137 | #127 |
| 1978 | 2,059 | #125 |
| 1977 | 2,215 | #122 |
| 1976 | 2,181 | #116 |
| 1975 | 2,441 | #104 |
| 1974 | 2,491 | #102 |
| 1973 | 2,476 | #106 |
| 1972 | 2,609 | #108 |
| 1971 | 2,557 | #124 |
| 1970 | 2,632 | #126 |
| 1969 | 2,720 | #120 |
| 1968 | 2,604 | #114 |
| 1967 | 2,700 | #115 |
| 1966 | 2,647 | #115 |
| 1965 | 2,763 | #118 |
| 1964 | 3,086 | #112 |
| 1963 | 3,537 | #106 |
| 1962 | 3,772 | #104 |
| 1961 | 4,017 | #103 |
| 1960 | 4,133 | #105 |
| 1959 | 4,369 | #96 |
| 1958 | 4,569 | #91 |
| 1957 | 4,831 | #85 |
| 1956 | 4,732 | #83 |
| 1955 | 4,530 | #87 |
| 1954 | 4,178 | #88 |
| 1953 | 3,987 | #88 |
| 1952 | 3,613 | #94 |
| 1951 | 3,276 | #97 |
| 1950 | 2,823 | #104 |
| 1949 | 2,381 | #122 |
| 1948 | 1,801 | #148 |
| 1947 | 1,629 | #159 |
| 1946 | 1,238 | #168 |
| 1945 | 951 | #173 |
| 1944 | 732 | #204 |
| 1943 | 657 | #224 |
| 1942 | 521 | #256 |
| 1941 | 411 | #287 |
| 1940 | 298 | #332 |
| 1939 | 245 | #358 |
| 1938 | 189 | #412 |
| 1937 | 143 | #472 |
| 1936 | 128 | #500 |
| 1935 | 129 | #505 |
| 1934 | 105 | #576 |
| 1933 | 101 | #572 |
| 1932 | 118 | #540 |
| 1931 | 122 | #523 |
| 1930 | 123 | #537 |
| 1929 | 110 | #564 |
| 1928 | 116 | #571 |
| 1927 | 140 | #516 |
| 1926 | 127 | #539 |
| 1925 | 163 | #475 |
| 1924 | 179 | #458 |
| 1923 | 157 | #489 |
| 1922 | 128 | #559 |
| 1921 | 166 | #475 |
| 1920 | 174 | #459 |
| 1919 | 159 | #474 |
| 1918 | 190 | #422 |
| 1917 | 204 | #396 |
| 1916 | 181 | #414 |
| 1915 | 172 | #410 |
| 1914 | 123 | #435 |
| 1913 | 98 | #430 |
| 1912 | 59 | #510 |
| 1911 | 38 | #471 |
| 1910 | 25 | #569 |
| 1909 | 29 | #473 |
| 1908 | 21 | #553 |
| 1907 | 21 | #511 |
| 1906 | 22 | #472 |
| 1905 | 31 | #370 |
| 1904 | 25 | #417 |
| 1903 | 20 | #470 |
| 1902 | 15 | #555 |
| 1901 | 14 | #536 |
| 1900 | 20 | #534 |
| 1899 | 18 | #438 |
| 1898 | 10 | #700 |
| 1897 | 17 | #473 |
| 1896 | 10 | #722 |
| 1895 | 8 | #794 |
| 1894 | 16 | #502 |
| 1893 | 11 | #615 |
| 1892 | 11 | #640 |
| 1891 | 6 | #840 |
| 1890 | 12 | #566 |
| 1889 | 8 | #722 |
| 1888 | 19 | #430 |
| 1887 | 10 | #583 |
| 1886 | 13 | #512 |
| 1885 | 11 | #577 |
| 1884 | 17 | #450 |
| 1883 | 13 | #497 |
| 1882 | 14 | #489 |
| 1881 | 17 | #416 |
| 1880 | 20 | #381 |
Nicknames for Micheal
Names like Micheal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daniel Matthew Joel Toby David Adam Jamie Joey Patrick Nathan Billy Joseph
Other spellings of Micheal
Michael Mykel Maikol Maykel Maicol Maikel Maycol Mykell Maykol Mykal Mykael
Names related to Micheal
Michal Mikhael Michele Michail Michel Mickael Michoel Mechel Mikeal
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Micheal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/micheal, updated 20 October 2026.