Micheal
A spelling variant of Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el, a rhetorical question meaning who is like God. It is also the standard Irish spelling of the name.
Micheal in 2025
Micheal was given to 130 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,964th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 25,503 babies born.
The history of Micheal
Micheal reached its highest point in 1957, when 4,861 babies were given the name, ranking 183rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 180th, in 1956.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 156,555 babies have been named Micheal. Half of them were born before 1966, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Micheal by decade
| Decade | Babies named Micheal | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 142 | 754 |
| 1890s | 119 | 1,208 |
| 1900s | 218 | 1,007 |
| 1910s | 1,249 | 844 |
| 1920s | 1,470 | 972 |
| 1930s | 1,409 | 779 |
| 1940s | 10,716 | 259 |
| 1950s | 41,138 | 180 |
| 1960s | 32,357 | 219 |
| 1970s | 24,324 | 219 |
| 1980s | 19,108 | 261 |
| 1990s | 13,018 | 338 |
| 2000s | 7,335 | 614 |
| 2010s | 3,009 | 1,177 |
| 2020s | 943 | 2,223 |
Where Micheal is heading
Micheal has fallen 51% over the past decade, from 268 babies in 2015 to 130 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Micheal is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Micheal
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Micheal.