Michael
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Michael is a Hebrew name posing the question “who is like God,” and is the name of an archangel. Michael is the archangel who protects Israel in Daniel and leads heaven’s angels against the devil in Revelation; he is also patron saint of soldiers and appears in the Koran. Michael was number one in the U.S. from the 1950s through the 1990s, with famous bearers including Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, and Michael J. Fox. Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, became an unlikely Olympic ski jumper in 1988, and Valentine Michael Smith is the Mars-raised hero of Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land.
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Usage of Michael in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Michael against each list of names.
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Dutch
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Polish
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Russian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Michael is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Michael in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 8,094 boys were named Michael, making it the #21 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 4,426,753 boys have been named Michael, with the most (92,781) in 1957. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Alaska and Rhode Island.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Michael in other languages
- Micael Danish, Finnish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish
- Maikel Dutch, Spanish
- Micha Dutch, Hebrew
- Michaël Dutch, French
- Michel Dutch, French
- Mickael Danish, Norwegian
- Miguel Portuguese, Spanish
- Mika Dutch, Finnish
- Mikkel Danish, Norwegian
- Miquel Catalan, Dutch
- Mitchell Dutch, English
- Михаил Bulgarian, Russian
- Maicel Estonian
- Maicol Italian
- Maikol Italian
- Micae Vietnamese
- Michaił Polish
- Michal Czech
- Michał Polish
- Micheal English
- Michele Italian
- Michiel Dutch
- Micholas English
- Mick Dutch
- Mickaël French
- Mickel Swedish
- Mickey Dutch
- Micki English
- Mickie German
- Mihael Slovenian
Michael name days
- September 29
- November 21 Russia
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Michael
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Michael, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Michael (Category 5) | 2018 | North Atlantic | 259 km/h |
| Hurricane Michael (Category 3) | 2012 | North Atlantic | 185 km/h |
| Hurricane Michael (Category 2) | 2000 | North Atlantic | 157 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Michael
There are 46 towns and villages with Michael in their name, in 11 countries.
🇦🇹 Austria 13🇬🇧 United Kingdom 13🇺🇸 United States 8🇳🇬 Nigeria 3🇨🇦 Canada 2🇿🇦 South Africa 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇨🇾 Cyprus 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Saint Michael | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 16,399 | Map |
| Sankt Michael | Carinthia, 🇦🇹 Austria | 553 | Map |
| Saint Michael | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | 408 | Map |
| St. Michael | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | 401 | Map |
| Sankt Michael | Carinthia, 🇦🇹 Austria | 254 | Map |
| Sankt Michael | Lower Austria, 🇦🇹 Austria | 24 | Map |
| Ago Michael | Osun State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Ago-Michael | Ondo State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Archangel Michael | Limassol, 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – | Map |
| Michael | Maputo Province, 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Michael
There are 18 lakes and reservoirs with Michael in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 9🇺🇸 United States 8🇦🇺 Australia 1
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| Lac Michael | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Michael | Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Michael | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Michael | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Michael Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Michael Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Michael Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Michael Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Michael Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Michael Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Michael songs
32 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Michael in their title. The best known:
- Michael – Franz Ferdinand (2004)
- Michael Row the Boat Ashore – The Highwaymen
- Michael Caine – Dan Woodgate (1984)
- Are Ye Right There Michael – Percy French (1902)
- Me and Michael – MGMT (2018)
- Vinyl (William Michael Morgan song) – William Michael Morgan (2017)
- Dear Michael – Michael Jackson
- Hey Hey Michael You're Really Fantastic – Rachel Stamp (1996)
- Hooray for Michael – The Cats (1985)
- Message to Michael – Dionne Warwick (1966)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Michael
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Michael.
Michael Adams
Michael Agazzi
Michael Ahearne
Michael Albasini
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Fictional characters named Michael
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Michael as a pet name
FurryName has found 98 dogs named Michael in public pet registers, making it the #1,678 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Port Moody (2), Noosa (2), Nariño (municipality) (1). Michael as a dog name →
FurryName has found 10 cats named Michael in public pet registers, making it the #959 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (5), Surf Coast Shire (1), Richmond (1). Michael as a cat name →
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