Michel
Usage of Michel in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Michel against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Michel is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Michel is the French form of Michael, meaning “resembles God” or “like unto the Lord.”
Michel in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 22 boys were named Michel, making it the #4539 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 10,539 boys have been named Michel, with the most (284) in 1957.
In 2025, 9 girls were named Michel, making it the #10107 girls' name in the US. Since 1939, 3,555 girls have been named Michel, with the most (89) in 1966.
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.
Michel in other languages
- Michael Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German
- Michelle Dutch, English, French
- Michaël Dutch, French
- Miguel Portuguese, Spanish
- Mika Dutch, Finnish
- Miquel Catalan, Dutch
- Михаил Bulgarian, Russian
- Micae Vietnamese
- Michaił Polish
- Michal Czech
- Michał Polish
- Michele Italian
- Michiel Dutch
- Mickaël French
- Mihael Slovenian
- Mihai Romanian
- Mihangel Welsh
- Mihkel Estonian
- Mihály Hungarian
- Mikail Turkish
- Mikkeli Finnish
- Mikko Finnish
- Mitchel Dutch
- Mykolas Lithuanian
- Михайло Ukrainian
Michel name days
- September 29 France
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Michel
There are 161 towns and villages with Michel in their name, in 14 countries.
🇫🇷 France 95🇭🇹 Haiti 28🇲🇽 Mexico 10🇨🇦 Canada 8🇧🇪 Belgium 5🇲🇶 Martinique 3🇳🇨 New Caledonia 3🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Saint-Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 56,420 | Map |
| Saint-Michel | Hauts-de-France, 🇫🇷 France | 3,524 | Map |
| Saint-Michel | New Aquitaine, 🇫🇷 France | 3,146 | Map |
| Pointe Michel | Saint Luke Parish, 🇩🇲 Dominica | 1,202 | Map |
| Saint-Michel | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 🇫🇷 France | 323 | Map |
| Saint-Michel | New Aquitaine, 🇫🇷 France | 276 | Map |
| Saint-Michel | Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France | 265 | Map |
| Saint-Michel | Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France | 255 | Map |
| Michel | Jalisco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 236 | Map |
| Saint-Michel | Centre-Val de Loire, 🇫🇷 France | 152 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Michel
There are 67 lakes and reservoirs with Michel in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 65🇺🇸 United States 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Michel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Michel songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Michel in their title. The best known:
- C'est la mère Michel
- La ballade de Michel – Lewis Furey (1985)
- Aspettando Godot / Michel – Claudio Lolli (1972)
- Michel – Anouk (2000)
- Ave Maria (François-Michel Duguet)
- La ballade de Michel – Céline Dion (1985)
- Lluïsa Michel – Benet Ventura i Llandrich
- St-Michel – Marianne Trudel (2009)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Michel
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Michel.
Michel Berger
Michel Bernard
Michel Boujenah
Michel Bouquet
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Fictional characters named Michel
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.
Michel as a pet name
FurryName has found 6 dogs named Michel in public pet registers, making it the #6,412 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (4), Villavicencio (1), Zurich (1). Michel as a dog name →
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