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Michal

/ˈmɪtʃəl/ · 52% girls, 48% boys · 48 born in 2025

Michal has been given to about 7,813 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɪtʃəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,208
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Michal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1985 · 158
  • Born in 202548
  • All time7,813
  • England & Wales, 202518

How popular is Michal?

Its best year was 1985, when 158 babies were given the name, ranking 1422nd. The typical living American called Michal is about 39 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Michal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Micheal0.84
  2. Michael0.78
  3. Michel0.74
  4. Michell0.72
  5. Mikhail0.68
  6. Mitchel0.65
  7. Mitchell0.63
  8. Michaela0.64

Middle names for Michal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Michal Eve0.80
  2. Michal Elizabeth0.78
  3. Michal Josephine0.78
  4. Michal Anne0.78
  5. Michal Rose0.77
  6. Michal June0.76

Sibling names for Michal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.89
  2. Tomasbrother · 0.89
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.89
  4. Santosbrother · 0.88
  5. Aracelisister · 0.88
  6. Daliasister · 0.87

Where Michal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.02%
  2. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Michal Anderson0.74
  2. Michal White0.72
  3. Michal Reyes0.72
  4. Michal Nguyen0.72
  5. Michal Hill0.72
  6. Michal Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Michal

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Michal across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.