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Micheal

boy name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
1950s/1970s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant spelling of Michael, 'who is like God'

The story

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Micheal around the world

One shared root links 16 names across 6 languages.

Shared root: from Hebrew Mikha'el "who is like God?", the rhetorical question borne by the archangel

The constellation

MichealEnglish · variantMichaelEnglishMichelFrenchMiguelSpanishMikelBasqueMicheleItalian
10 more branches of this family
MichaelaEnglish · feminine formMichelleFrench · feminine formMicaelaSpanish · feminine formMikaelaScandinavian · feminine formMikaylaEnglish · variantMakaylaEnglish · variantMikeEnglish · short formMickeyEnglish · short formMitchellEnglish · surname formMitchelEnglish · variant

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Micheal peaked in the 1950s and the 1970s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

156 people · the #30,266 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 26

1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Micheal living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Micheal

People given the name Micheal in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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