NameTides

Michal

Michal was the #4,265 girls' name in the US in 2025 (33 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales.

Michal as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Michal as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Michal as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,265 (33)#4,201 (5)—
2024#3,516 (44)#2,575 (10)—
2023#3,640 (42)#3,219 (7)—
2022#3,703 (41)#5,670 (3)—
2021#4,413 (31)#5,581 (3)—
2020#3,841 (37)#5,493 (3)#2,343 (8)
2019#4,437 (31)#3,151 (7)—
2018#4,001 (36)#3,178 (7)—
2017#3,247 (49)#4,763 (4)—
2016#3,060 (54)#5,785 (3)—
2015#3,915 (38)#2,328 (11)—
2014#3,585 (43)#3,514 (6)—
2013#4,156 (35)#4,739 (4)—
2012#4,047 (37)#2,969 (8)—
2011#2,868 (60)#2,150 (12)—

Michal as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Michal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Michal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#5,861 (15)#1,897 (13)#762 (3)———
2024#8,312 (9)#1,162 (24)#727 (3)———
2023#12,239 (5)#1,309 (20)————
2022#5,019 (19)#844 (37)#703 (3)—#509 (6)—
2021#5,110 (18)#704 (49)#533 (5)—#552 (5)—
2020#5,235 (17)#651 (53)#599 (4)—#637 (4)—
2019#6,777 (12)#491 (80)#609 (4)—#438 (8)—
2018#5,540 (16)#564 (66)#310 (12)#365 (4)#247 (20)#2,740 (5)
2017#6,685 (12)#483 (84)#602 (4)#415 (3)#250 (20)—
2016#4,470 (22)#468 (87)#401 (8)#281 (6)#263 (18)—
2015#4,890 (19)#478 (83)#529 (5)#288 (6)#221 (25)#2,715 (5)
2014#4,392 (22)#485 (81)#276 (15)#398 (3)#246 (22)#2,371 (6)
2013#3,339 (32)#451 (87)#520 (5)—#229 (24)#1,654 (10)
2012#3,894 (26)#395 (104)#318 (11)#217 (9)#191 (33)—
2011#3,000 (38)#298 (148)#325 (11)#191 (11)#225 (24)#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1942 at #853.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1938.
  • In 2025, 69% of US babies named Michal were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 48,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 48,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 110,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Michal is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 39,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 55,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Michal by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #447NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Michal (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MichalCanadaGirls—too few
MichalCanadaBoys—too few
MichalEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
MichalEngland & WalesBoys#1,89713
MichalIrelandBoys—too few
MichalNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MichałNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MichalScotlandBoys#7623
MichalUSGirls#4,26533
MichalUSBoys#5,86115