Michal

Unisex

Michal has been given to 7,813 babies in the U.S. since 1911. It peaked in 1985.

Meaning & origin /miˈxɑl/

From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,813

Peak year

1985 (158 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1911

10-year trend

▼ -16%

Gender split

52% girls / 48% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Michal.

7,772 babies since 1943

7,874 babies since 1959

7,711 babies since 1888

7,671 babies since 1892

7,556 babies since 1917

7,553 babies since 1959

7,501 babies since 1956

7,467 babies since 1968

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