Michoel
Boy · mee-KHOH-el · Hebrew
Michoel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Michoel mean?
Hebrew: Ashkenazi form of Michael
“who is like God?”
The Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation of Michael, used in Orthodox Jewish families.
- Say it
- mee-KHOH-el
Is Michoel a girl's or a boy's name?
Michoel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Michoel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 588% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Michoel, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Michoel in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Michoel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Names like Michoel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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