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Michal

Pronounced /miˈxɑl/

Rank in 2024
#9,267
Born in 2024
8
Peak year
1961 · #909
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for girls:43 in 2024 (#3,581)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 8 boys were named Michal, about 1 in every 214,414.
  • It peaked in 1961 with 71 babies, ranked #909.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1911.
  • 3,766 boys have been named Michal since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Michal per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Greatest
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    Silent
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    Boomers
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    Gen X
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    Millennials
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    Gen Z
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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 105 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 99 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 950 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 674 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 875 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 861 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 202 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”).

  • (rather rare) A female given name from Hebrew.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/miˈxɑl/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Michal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyCooling

    Michael

    Rank
    #18
    Born '24
    8,189
    Origin
    Hebrew
    1880peak 19572024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Micheal

    Rank
    #1,340
    Born '24
    142
    Origin
    Hebrew
    1880peak 19572024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Mikhail

    Rank
    #1,904
    Born '24
    83
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20152024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Michel

    Rank
    #3,617
    Born '24
    31
    Origin
    French
    1880peak 19572024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Mikal

    Rank
    #4,598
    Born '24
    22
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19932024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Mikeal

    Rank
    #9,264
    Born '24
    8
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19522024