Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition Top 50 in 2024

Michael

MY-kul · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Who is like God?
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Multiple
Style era
timeless
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#18
2024 births8,189
Peak year1957
First appeared1880
Total US births4,418,526
1957 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MikeMikeyMick
Alternate spellings
MichealMychael
In other languages
Michel (French)Miguel (Spanish/Portuguese)Michele (Italian)Mikhail (Russian)

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Michael Jackson
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