Michael Overview
Michael Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Michael?
Michael means “Who is like God?,” “gift from God” in Hebrew. This name suggests a personality that is strong and protective, often seen as a leader who is both kind-hearted and courageous.
What Is the Origin of The Name Michael?
Michael has Hebrew origins. It comes from the Hebrew name “Mikha’el.” The name is prominent in the Bible, associated with the archangel Michael, a protector and leader of the heavenly hosts, and has been widely used in various cultures throughout history.
Michael Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Michael
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 16 No change from 2022 | 8383 (-493 from 2022) | 0.45780 |
2022 | 16 (+1 from 2021) | 8876 (-246 from 2021) | 0.47390 |
2021 | 17 (-5 from 2020) | 9122 (-697 from 2020) | 0.48687 |
2020 | 12 (+2 from 2019) | 9819 (-785 from 2019) | 0.53085 |
2019 | 14 No change from 2018 | 10604 (-1136 from 2018) | 0.55178 |
2018 | 14 (-2 from 2017) | 11740 (-975 from 2017) | 0.60399 |
2017 | 12 (-4 from 2016) | 12715 (-1414 from 2016) | 0.64246 |
2016 | 8 (+1 from 2015) | 14129 (-356 from 2015) | 0.69751 |
2015 | 9 (-2 from 2014) | 14485 (-1008 from 2014) | 0.70851 |
2014 | 7 No change from 2013 | 15493 (-43 from 2013) | 0.75605 |
2013 | 7 No change from 2012 | 15536 (-671 from 2012) | 0.76884 |
2012 | 7 (-1 from 2011) | 16207 (-614 from 2011) | 0.79870 |
2011 | 6 (-3 from 2010) | 16821 (-555 from 2010) | 0.82804 |
2010 | 3 No change from 2009 | 17376 (-1581 from 2009) | 0.84579 |
2009 | 3 (-1 from 2008) | 18957 (-1688 from 2008) | 0.89381 |
2008 | 2 No change from 2007 | 20645 (-1375 from 2007) | 0.94684 |
2007 | 2 No change from 2006 | 22020 (-629 from 2006) | 0.99410 |
2006 | 2 No change from 2005 | 22649 (-1177 from 2005) | 1.03309 |
2005 | 2 No change from 2004 | 23826 (-1643 from 2004) | 1.11999 |
2004 | 2 No change from 2003 | 25469 (-1657 from 2003) | 1.20514 |
2003 | 2 No change from 2002 | 27126 (-1131 from 2002) | 1.29100 |
2002 | 2 No change from 2001 | 28257 (-1431 from 2001) | 1.36728 |
2001 | 2 No change from 2000 | 29688 (-2354 from 2000) | 1.43531 |
2000 | 2 No change from 1999 | 32042 (-1871 from 1999) | 1.53434 |
1999 | 2 (-1 from 1998) | 33913 (-2704 from 1998) | 1.66321 |
1998 | 1 No change from 1997 | 36617 (-940 from 1997) | 1.80589 |
1997 | 1 No change from 1996 | 37557 (-812 from 1996) | 1.87993 |
1996 | 1 No change from 1995 | 38369 (-3039 from 1995) | 1.91488 |
1995 | 1 No change from 1994 | 41408 (-3062 from 1994) | 2.05870 |
1994 | 1 No change from 1993 | 44470 (-5092 from 1993) | 2.18167 |
1993 | 1 No change from 1992 | 49562 (-4837 from 1992) | 2.39949 |
1992 | 1 No change from 1991 | 54399 (-6404 from 1991) | 2.59145 |
1991 | 1 No change from 1990 | 60803 (-4510 from 1990) | 2.86849 |
1990 | 1 No change from 1989 | 65313 (-96 from 1989) | 3.03495 |
1989 | 1 No change from 1988 | 65409 (+1246 from 1988) | 3.12069 |
1988 | 1 No change from 1987 | 64163 (+500 from 1987) | 3.20451 |
1987 | 1 No change from 1986 | 63663 (-564 from 1986) | 3.26442 |
1986 | 1 No change from 1985 | 64227 (-703 from 1985) | 3.34222 |
1985 | 1 No change from 1984 | 64930 (-2812 from 1984) | 3.37402 |
1984 | 1 No change from 1983 | 67742 (-254 from 1983) | 3.60963 |
1983 | 1 No change from 1982 | 67996 (-235 from 1982) | 3.64866 |
1982 | 1 No change from 1981 | 68231 (-534 from 1981) | 3.61550 |
1981 | 1 No change from 1980 | 68765 (+78 from 1980) | 3.69231 |
1980 | 1 No change from 1979 | 68687 (+967 from 1979) | 3.70328 |
1979 | 1 No change from 1978 | 67720 (+585 from 1978) | 3.78045 |
1978 | 1 No change from 1977 | 67135 (-457 from 1977) | 3.92922 |
1977 | 1 No change from 1976 | 67592 (+674 from 1976) | 3.95423 |
1976 | 1 No change from 1975 | 66918 (-1504 from 1975) | 4.09889 |
1975 | 1 No change from 1974 | 68422 (+881 from 1974) | 4.21733 |
1974 | 1 No change from 1973 | 67541 (-269 from 1973) | 4.14298 |
1973 | 1 No change from 1972 | 67810 (-3576 from 1972) | 4.20230 |
1972 | 1 No change from 1971 | 71386 (-6197 from 1971) | 4.26428 |
1971 | 1 No change from 1970 | 77583 (-7687 from 1970) | 4.26780 |
1970 | 1 No change from 1969 | 85270 (+108 from 1969) | 4.47664 |
1969 | 1 No change from 1968 | 85162 (+3189 from 1968) | 4.65580 |
1968 | 1 No change from 1967 | 81973 (-438 from 1967) | 4.61706 |
1967 | 1 No change from 1966 | 82411 (+2424 from 1966) | 4.63131 |
1966 | 1 No change from 1965 | 79987 (-1014 from 1965) | 4.40062 |
1965 | 1 No change from 1964 | 81001 (-1616 from 1964) | 4.27536 |
1964 | 1 No change from 1963 | 82617 (-1155 from 1963) | 4.07576 |
1963 | 1 No change from 1962 | 83772 (-1263 from 1962) | 4.05748 |
1962 | 1 No change from 1961 | 85035 (-1915 from 1961) | 4.04604 |
1961 | 1 (+1 from 1960) | 86950 (+2797 from 1960) | 4.03108 |
1960 | 2 (-1 from 1959) | 84153 (-1096 from 1959) | 3.88634 |
1959 | 1 No change from 1958 | 85249 (-5365 from 1958) | 3.93492 |
1958 | 1 No change from 1957 | 90614 (-2163 from 1957) | 4.20508 |
1957 | 1 No change from 1956 | 92777 (+2084 from 1956) | 4.23852 |
1956 | 1 No change from 1955 | 90693 (+2338 from 1955) | 4.22569 |
1955 | 1 No change from 1954 | 88355 (-208 from 1954) | 4.22699 |
1954 | 1 (+2 from 1953) | 88563 (+4362 from 1953) | 4.28019 |
1953 | 3 (+1 from 1952) | 84201 (+5163 from 1952) | 4.20539 |
1952 | 4 No change from 1951 | 79038 (+6235 from 1951) | 4.00540 |
1951 | 4 No change from 1950 | 72803 (+7666 from 1950) | 3.80833 |
1950 | 4 (+1 from 1949) | 65137 (+5091 from 1949) | 3.58131 |
1949 | 5 (+1 from 1948) | 60046 (+7480 from 1948) | 3.33218 |
1948 | 6 (+1 from 1947) | 52566 (+2064 from 1947) | 2.94859 |
1947 | 7 No change from 1946 | 50502 (+9310 from 1946) | 2.71870 |
1946 | 7 (+2 from 1945) | 41192 (+11290 from 1945) | 2.49589 |
1945 | 9 No change from 1944 | 29902 (+3185 from 1944) | 2.18032 |
1944 | 9 (+1 from 1943) | 26717 (+1972 from 1943) | 1.92325 |
1943 | 10 (+3 from 1942) | 24745 (+3016 from 1942) | 1.70114 |
1942 | 13 (+3 from 1941) | 21729 (+5795 from 1941) | 1.54293 |
1941 | 16 (+2 from 1940) | 15934 (+2706 from 1940) | 1.26978 |
1940 | 18 No change from 1939 | 13228 (+2399 from 1939) | 1.11519 |
1939 | 18 (+3 from 1938) | 10829 (+1755 from 1938) | 0.95552 |
1938 | 21 (+6 from 1937) | 9074 (+1979 from 1937) | 0.79842 |
1937 | 27 (+6 from 1936) | 7095 (+1295 from 1936) | 0.64875 |
1936 | 33 (+8 from 1935) | 5800 (+893 from 1935) | 0.54496 |
1935 | 41 (+6 from 1934) | 4907 (+800 from 1934) | 0.45877 |
1934 | 47 (+6 from 1933) | 4107 (+558 from 1933) | 0.38675 |
1933 | 53 (+1 from 1932) | 3549 (-58 from 1932) | 0.34788 |
1932 | 54 (+1 from 1931) | 3607 (+118 from 1931) | 0.33571 |
1931 | 55 (-1 from 1930) | 3489 (-53 from 1930) | 0.32614 |
1930 | 54 No change from 1929 | 3542 (+77 from 1929) | 0.31359 |
1929 | 54 (-1 from 1928) | 3465 (-132 from 1928) | 0.31284 |
1928 | 53 (-1 from 1927) | 3597 (-9 from 1927) | 0.31520 |
1927 | 52 (+4 from 1926) | 3606 (+121 from 1926) | 0.31035 |
1926 | 56 (-1 from 1925) | 3485 (-276 from 1925) | 0.30425 |
1925 | 55 (-1 from 1924) | 3761 (-113 from 1924) | 0.32664 |
1924 | 54 (-4 from 1923) | 3874 (-41 from 1923) | 0.33139 |
1923 | 50 (-2 from 1922) | 3915 (-75 from 1922) | 0.34576 |
1922 | 48 (-1 from 1921) | 3990 (-208 from 1921) | 0.35460 |
1921 | 47 (+3 from 1920) | 4198 (+195 from 1920) | 0.36892 |
1920 | 50 (-4 from 1919) | 4003 (+93 from 1919) | 0.36365 |
1919 | 46 (-1 from 1918) | 3910 (-386 from 1918) | 0.38510 |
1918 | 45 (-1 from 1917) | 4296 (+8 from 1917) | 0.40967 |
1917 | 44 No change from 1916 | 4288 (+78 from 1916) | 0.44699 |
1916 | 44 (-1 from 1915) | 4210 (+130 from 1915) | 0.45600 |
1915 | 43 (-3 from 1914) | 4080 (+718 from 1914) | 0.46315 |
1914 | 40 No change from 1913 | 3362 (+755 from 1913) | 0.49201 |
1913 | 40 (+2 from 1912) | 2607 (+503 from 1912) | 0.48616 |
1912 | 42 (-4 from 1911) | 2104 (+945 from 1911) | 0.46605 |
1911 | 38 (+7 from 1910) | 1159 (+315 from 1910) | 0.48013 |
1910 | 45 (+2 from 1909) | 844 (+209 from 1909) | 0.40477 |
1909 | 47 (-3 from 1908) | 635 (-53 from 1908) | 0.35903 |
1908 | 44 (+4 from 1907) | 688 (+102 from 1907) | 0.41354 |
1907 | 48 (-2 from 1906) | 586 (+55 from 1906) | 0.36952 |
1906 | 46 (-1 from 1905) | 531 (+18 from 1905) | 0.36858 |
1905 | 45 (+5 from 1904) | 513 (+51 from 1904) | 0.35816 |
1904 | 50 (-3 from 1903) | 462 (-4 from 1903) | 0.33357 |
1903 | 47 (+1 from 1902) | 466 (+6 from 1902) | 0.36034 |
1902 | 48 (+4 from 1901) | 460 (+76 from 1901) | 0.34652 |
1901 | 52 (-1 from 1900) | 384 (-111 from 1900) | 0.33220 |
1900 | 51 No change from 1899 | 495 (+120 from 1899) | 0.30532 |
1899 | 51 No change from 1898 | 375 (-59 from 1898) | 0.32554 |
1898 | 51 (+6 from 1897) | 434 (+66 from 1897) | 0.32854 |
1897 | 57 (-4 from 1896) | 368 (-31 from 1896) | 0.30178 |
1896 | 53 (-1 from 1895) | 399 (-14 from 1895) | 0.30913 |
1895 | 52 (-2 from 1894) | 413 (-10 from 1894) | 0.32612 |
1894 | 50 (-1 from 1893) | 423 (+16 from 1893) | 0.33869 |
1893 | 49 (+10 from 1892) | 407 (+27 from 1892) | 0.33625 |
1892 | 59 (-5 from 1891) | 380 (+47 from 1891) | 0.28908 |
1891 | 54 (-6 from 1890) | 333 (-61 from 1890) | 0.30476 |
1890 | 48 (+3 from 1889) | 394 (+17 from 1889) | 0.32916 |
1889 | 51 (-5 from 1888) | 377 (-89 from 1888) | 0.31672 |
1888 | 46 (+2 from 1887) | 466 (+122 from 1887) | 0.35872 |
1887 | 48 (+5 from 1886) | 344 (-4 from 1886) | 0.31470 |
1886 | 53 (-7 from 1885) | 348 (-22 from 1885) | 0.29234 |
1885 | 46 (+5 from 1884) | 370 (-3 from 1884) | 0.31912 |
1884 | 51 (+4 from 1883) | 373 (+66 from 1883) | 0.30390 |
1883 | 55 (+2 from 1882) | 307 (-14 from 1882) | 0.27295 |
1882 | 57 (-3 from 1881) | 321 (+23 from 1881) | 0.26305 |
1881 | 54 (-8 from 1880) | 298 (-56 from 1880) | 0.27522 |
1880 | 46 First SSA data recorded | 354 First SSA data recorded | 0.29899 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Michael
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )New York (NY)
#92021 | #82022 | #82023 |
California (CA)
#222021 | #262022 | #262023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#162021 | #102022 | #102023 |
Illinois (IL)
#162021 | #142022 | #102023 |
Texas (TX)
#322021 | #332022 | #312023 |
Ohio (OH)
#212021 | #192022 | #202023 |
Michigan (MI)
#212021 | #212022 | #192023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#52021 | #52022 | #52023 |
Florida (FL)
#122021 | #102022 | #142023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#192021 | #232022 | #192023 |
Indiana (IN)
#312021 | #192022 | #282023 |
Missouri (MO)
#252021 | #292022 | #392023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#452021 | #352022 | #402023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#222021 | #282022 | #312023 |
Georgia (GA)
#182021 | #132022 | #212023 |
Virginia (VA)
#192021 | #162022 | #162023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#402021 | #492022 | #662023 |
Maryland (MD)
#72021 | #152022 | #212023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#312021 | #282022 | #302023 |
Washington (WA)
#342021 | #392022 | #372023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#212021 | #42022 | #112023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#232021 | #162022 | #122023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#292021 | #312022 | #342023 |
Alabama (AL)
#152021 | #182022 | #282023 |
Iowa (IA)
#552021 | #702022 | #282023 |
Colorado (CO)
#472021 | #452022 | #472023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#332021 | #262022 | #492023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#152021 | #192022 | #202023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#152021 | #212022 | #132023 |
Kansas (KS)
#452021 | #362022 | #342023 |
Oregon (OR)
#442021 | #502022 | #452023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#122021 | #112022 | #142023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#302021 | #362022 | #412023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#432021 | #392022 | #292023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#502021 | #342022 | #632023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#192021 | #202022 | #202023 |
Utah (UT)
#812021 | #632022 | #622023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#142021 | #232022 | #52023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#162021 | #222022 | #282023 |
Maine (ME)
#372021 | #752022 | #422023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#522021 | #212022 | #272023 |
Idaho (ID)
#372021 | #392022 | #522023 |
Nevada (NV)
#182021 | #212022 | #122023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#222021 | #452022 | #222023 |
Montana (MT)
#612021 | #382022 | #352023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#382021 | #632022 | #292023 |
Delaware (DE)
#42021 | #32022 | #242023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#502021 | #442022 | #422023 |
Vermont (VT)
#802021 | #382022 | #602023 |
Alaska (AK)
#92021 | #222022 | #92023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#122021 | #1192022 | #332023 |
Popularity Rankings for Michael in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#72019 | #102022 | #182023 |
Popularity in Ireland
#112021 | #122022 | #152023 |
Popularity in Medieval England
#261377-1381 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#552021 | #352022 | #492023 |
Popularity in Austria
#362020 | #352021 | #402022 |
Popularity in Canada
#492021 | #442022 | #532023 |
Popularity in Denmark
#471998 | #481999 | #492000 |
Popularity in Slovakia
#492023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#532021 | #622022 | #822023 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#802021 | #552022 | #1312023 |
Popularity in Czechia
#652014 | #622015 | #642016 |
Popularity in Scotland
#622021 | #772022 | #782023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#702019 | #742020 | #772021 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#812021 | #952022 | #1022023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#882020 | #1132021 | #1252022 |
Popularity in Germany
#1002021 | #1212022 | #952023 |
Popularity in Belgium
#1191999 | #1292000 | #1522001 |
Popularity in Greenland
#1382019 | #1392020 | #1332021 |
Popularity in Norway
#1362021 | #1772022 | #2042023 |
Popularity in France
#1381997 | #1781998 | #1761999 |
Popularity in Argentina
#1692005 | #1702006 | #1412007 |
Popularity in Chile
#1772012 | #1892013 | #1752015 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#1752020 | #2352021 | #1912022 |
Popularity in Iceland
#3292021 | #2942022 | #1852023 |
Popularity in Poland
#2192021 | #2492022 | #1922023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#3782022 | #3032023 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Michael a Name for Boys or Girls?
Although mainly a male name, Michael can be gender-neutral. Its versatility and powerful meaning make it suitable for any gender.
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