Michal
In the Bible, a daughter of King Saul. The Hebrew name is read as the question who is like God, and it also serves as the Czech and Polish form of Michael.
Michal in 2025
Michal was given to 48 babies in the United States in 2025 — 15 boys and 33 girls, making it the 5,799th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 69,070 babies born.
The history of Michal
Michal reached its highest point in 1985, when 158 babies were given the name, ranking 1,624th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,411th, in 1942.
Across the 115 years of records since 1911, 7,813 babies have been named Michal. Half of them were born before 1985, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Michal by decade
| Decade | Babies named Michal | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 69 | 4,215 |
| 1920s | 44 | 6,062 |
| 1930s | 10 | 7,614 |
| 1940s | 609 | 1,411 |
| 1950s | 899 | 1,610 |
| 1960s | 748 | 1,956 |
| 1970s | 927 | 1,617 |
| 1980s | 1,186 | 1,624 |
| 1990s | 1,248 | 2,056 |
| 2000s | 1,088 | 2,451 |
| 2010s | 674 | 3,537 |
| 2020s | 311 | 5,034 |
Where Michal is heading
Michal has fallen 16% over the past decade, from 57 babies in 2015 to 48 in 2025.
Names like Michal
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Michal.