Micháel

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Micháel is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country, where it is the 2nd most common given name. Recorded meaning: From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, literally “who is like God?”).

rarermore common
  • IEIreland≈1 in 69(inferred from the name graph)
  • DEGermany≈1 in 71
  • GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 73

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Micháel itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

3,476,721 people, 2020

#3 (measured from records)

of 15M given names

10 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
726 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 69 (inferred from the name graph)

Ireland, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

MicháelLatin(measured from records)
МихаилCyrillic(measured from records)
מיכאלHebrew(measured from records)
ΜιχαηλGreek(measured from records)
ՄիքայելArmenian(measured from records)
ไมเคิลThai(measured from records)
მიხეილიGeorgian(measured from records)
মাইকেলBengali(measured from records)
미카엘Hangul(measured from records)
ମାଇକେଲOdia(measured from records)

9 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Michael in US United States, GB United Kingdom, DE Germany and 2 more, Михаил in RU Russia, Michal in CZ Czechia and Mikael in FI Finland.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Derivation of Micháel: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Micháel
  1. Vulgate LatinMichaēl(measured from records)
  2. Biblical Hebrewמיכאלmikhael“who is like God?”(measured from records)

From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, literally “who is like God?”).

Sources 9

  • A concise dictionary of first names
  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wiktionary
  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Attested across 20 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Micháel counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Micháel is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States#23,476,7211 in 963.5MMichael726
RU Russia#22≈1,600,000 est.≈1 in 89#8Михаил272
DE Germany#2≈1,100,000 est.≈1 in 71listedMichael389
GB United Kingdom#3≈900,000 est.≈1 in 73626Michael482
NG Nigeria#13≈710,000 est.≈1 in 300—Michael200
CZ Czechia#3246,648as Michal1 in 43247KMichal211
FI Finland#144106,915as Mikael1 in 52133KMikael112
IE Ireland#3≈75,000 est.≈1 in 69—Michael225

3,476,721 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; ONS — Baby names England and Wales (2024); MVČR — living population register 2017; DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register); DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Micháel is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name9 spellings in the group

    Also written Michae͏l, Michaël, Michaēl, Michäel, Michaél

  • Indonesian given name16 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Philippines, Malaysia

    Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Malagasy

    Also written Michael, 'Michael, Michaël, Mïçhäël, Mìçhåèl

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Micháel under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Micháel mean, and where does it come from?
From Vulgate Latin Michaēl, Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, literally “who is like God?”). Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names and Dictionary of American Family Names and 7 other sources.
Is Micháel a male or female name?
Micháel is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Micháel have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 3.5 million people named Micháel, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled michael.
How common is the name Micháel?
In the United States, the national register counted 3,476,721 people named Micháel in 2020, about 1 in 96 residents.
How common is Micháel compared with other names?
In the United States, Micháel is the 2nd most common given name of 2,815,431 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Micháel” — the 2nd most common given name in United States. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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