NameTides

Micheal

Micheal was the #1,401 boys' name in the US in 2025 (130 babies), and #2,133 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Micheal as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Micheal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Micheal as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,401 (130)#2,133 (11)—#86 (27)—#1,804 (11)—
2024#1,332 (144)#1,952 (12)—#144 (15)—#1,353 (16)—
2023#1,244 (156)#1,800 (13)—#121 (20)#660 (4)#1,342 (15)—
2022#1,300 (146)#1,880 (12)—#234 (8)#572 (5)#1,653 (11)—
2021#1,152 (174)#2,301 (9)—#129 (20)—#1,277 (16)—
2020#1,046 (193)#2,404 (8)—#169 (13)#637 (4)#999 (22)—
2019#1,127 (173)#3,937 (4)#701 (3)#160 (15)#438 (8)#770 (31)—
2018#1,012 (204)#2,112 (10)—#178 (13)#369 (10)#1,133 (18)—
2017#885 (243)#1,923 (12)—#179 (13)#120 (53)#890 (26)—
2016#897 (242)#1,903 (12)#707 (3)#216 (9)#136 (48)#776 (32)—
2015#838 (268)#2,150 (10)—#159 (16)#149 (42)#978 (22)—
2014#810 (281)#1,178 (22)#587 (4)#184 (13)#151 (43)#878 (26)—
2013#685 (349)#1,339 (18)—#138 (19)#131 (48)#760 (31)—
2012#658 (360)#1,507 (16)—#147 (18)#121 (60)#750 (31)—
2011#591 (423)#1,600 (14)—#115 (25)#120 (62)#596 (42)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1957 at #85.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 310common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Micheal is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Micheal 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: #999MINew York: #1,055NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: 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: #844AZNew 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: #1,039TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Micheal (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Micheal (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MichealCanadaBoys#1,80411
MichealEngland & WalesBoys#2,13311
MicheálIrelandBoys#23220
MícheálIrelandBoys#5096
MichealIrelandBoys—too few
MichéalIrelandBoys—too few
MichealNorthern IrelandBoys#8627
MichealNSWBoys—too few
MichealScotlandBoys—too few
MichealUSGirls—too few
MichealUSBoys#1,401130