Michael

Hebrew

"who is like God?"

Michael Origin and Meaning

The name Michael is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "who is like God?".

Michael was the Number 1 American boys' name for almost half a century. While Michael has moved out of the Top 10 baby boy names, it's still widely used.

How has Michael racked up this phenomenal record? Credit its use by parents of diverse ethnic and religious groups, and Michael's all-around likability, strength, and sincerity.

Michael was derived from the name Mikha’el, which comes from the rhetorical question mī kā’ēl, meaning "who is like God?" in Hebrew. In the Bible, Michael is the archangel who led the other angels to victory in a war against Satan, one of only two archangels (the other is Gabriel) recognized by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike.

Today, Michael may feel more like a dad name than a baby name. Substitutes you might consider include Micah, Malachi, Gabriel and Raphael.

Michael Rank in US Top 1000

# 16 in the US

Michael Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 149 on Nameberry

Michael Popularity

• 16 US 2023
• 149 Nameberry 2024
• 45 Canada 2023
• 88 England 2023
• 80 Scotland 2023
• 15 Ireland 2023
• 72 Australia 2023
• 95 New Zealand 2022
• 95 Germany 2023
• 191 Netherlands 2015
• 197 Switzerland 2023
• 43 Austria 2023
• 200 Poland 2020
• 15 Israel 2023

20 Names Similar to Michael

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Michael.

• Matthew
• David
• Joseph
• Christopher
• Daniel
• John
• Nicholas
• Andrew
• Thomas
• William
• James
• Anthony
• Alexander
• Peter
• Samuel
• Charles
• Jacob
• Robert
• Patrick
• Benjamin

Famous People Named Michael

• Michael I IX, Byzantine emperors
• Michael I King of Romania
• Michael Asen I III, Tsars of Bulgaria
• Michael grandson of Uzzi, great,grandson of patriarch Issachar (1 Chr. 7:3)
• Michael Biblical archangel
• Michael descendant of patriarch Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:16)
• Michael son of Judean King Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 21:2)
• Michael Alexandrovich Grand Duke of Russia
• Michael Nikolaevich Grand Duke of Russia
• Michael the Brave Prince of Wallachia
• Michael Joseph Jackson American singer, dancer and songwriter
• Michael Jeffrey Jordan American basketball player
• Michael Collins American astronaut
• Michael Collins Irish revolutionary leader
• Michael Kirk Douglas American actor
• Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger lead singer of English band The Rolling Stones
• Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz) American actor
• Michael Mario Andretti American racing driver
• Michael Stanley Dukakis American politician, governor of Massachusetts
• Michael Steven Buble Canadian singer
• Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee American politician, former governor of Arkansas
• Michael Richard "Mike" Pence 48th Vice President of the United States
• Michael Rubens Bloomberg American politician, former mayor of New York City
• Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite) English actor
• Michael John Burkett aka Fat Mike lead singer of American band NOFX
• Michael John Clarke Australian cricketer
• Michael Francis Moore American documentary filmmaker
• Michael Llodra French tennis player
• Michael Clarke Duncan American actor
• Michael Crabtree American football player
• Michael John "Mike" Myers Canadian,American actor/comedian
• Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan American tennis player
• Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson American boxer
• Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield English musician
• Michael Deane "Mike" Harris Canadian politician, former premier of Ontario
• Michael Scudamore Redgrave English actor
• (Robert) Michael Nesmith American musician of The Monkees
• Michael Keaton (born Michael John Douglas) American actor
• Michael Ealy American actor
• Michael Emerson American actor
• Michael Fassbender German,Irish actor
• Michael J. (Andrew) Fox Canadian,American actor
• Michael John Gambon Irish actor
• Michael Carlyle Hall American actor
• Michael Soren Madsen American actor
• Michael J. Harney American actor
• Michael Jones American YouTuber
• Michael David Kors (born Karl Anderson Jr.) American fashion designer
• Michael Omartian American singer,songwriter and producer
• Michael Manning Weatherly Jr American actor
• Michael Hazen James McIntyre English comedian
• Michael Morpurgo (born Michael Andrew Bridge) English children's author
• Michael John Nelson American comedian
• Michael Edward Killeen Hussey Australian cricketer
• Michael Nigro American actor
• Michael Fred Phelps American Olympic swimmer
• Michael "Mike" Pilavachi British evangelist
• Michael Rooker American actor
• Michael Schumacher German racing driver
• Michael Scott Irish author
• Michael Anthony Strahan American NFL football player and talk show host
• Michael Dwayne Vick American NFL football player
• Michael McDonald American singer of The Doobie Brothers
• Michael Mackintosh Foot British MP
• Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr 13th Marquess of Lothian, Baron Kerr of Monteviot, British MP
• Michael Terry Weiss American actor
• Michael Austin Cera American actor
• (John) Michael Stipe lead singer of American band R.E.M.
• Michael Anthony Beach American actor
• Michael Ian Black American actor/comedian
• Michael Willy Schenker German guitarist of band UFO
• Michael James Owen English footballer
• Michael Medved American radio host
• Michael Donald Kirby former Australian High Court justice
• Michael Leonard Brecker American jazz saxophonist
• Michael Rex Giles drummer of English band King Crimson
• Michael Laudrup Danish footballer
• Michael Grant American novelist
• (George) Michael Sinclair Kennedy English biographer and music critic
• Michael Ryan Pritchard birth name of Mike Dirnt, bassist for American band Green DayDa
• Michael James "Mikey" Way bassist for American rock band My Chemical Romance
• Michael Gordon Clifford musician of Australian band 5 Seconds Of Summer
• Michael Raymond James, American actor
• Michael Whitaker Smith American Christian Musician
• Michael Stevens American vlogger & creator of science channel brand Vsauce
• Michael Daniel Higgins 9th President of Ireland
• Michael Parsons American ice dancer
• Michael Jung German horse rider
• Michael Dorn American actor and voice artist
• Michael Richards American actor, writer, television producer and comedian
• Michael Bay American filmmaker
• Michael Chertoff 2nd United States Secretary of Homeland Security
• Michael Buffer American ring announcer for boxing and proffesional wrestling
• Michael Zazarino actor
• Johann Michael Haydn Austrian composer
• Michael "Mike" Christopher Fuentes drummer of band Pierce the Veil
• Michael Bakari Jordan American actor
• Michael Robert Wahlberg son of American actor Mark Wahlberg
• Michael Richard Wayans son of actor Damon Wayans
• Michael James Duggar (b. 2011) son of reality TV personalities Josh and Anna Duggar
• Michael "Mike" Shinoda of band Linkin Park
• Michael Kucharski Australian YouTuber, also known as Slazo
• Michael "Mike" Zapcic star of AMC's Comic Book Men
• Michael Campion American actor

Michael in Pop Culture

• Michael Poole a character in Stephen Baxter's "Xeelee Sequence"
• Michael Corleone main character in "The Godfather" trilogy
• Michael Langdon character in "American Horror Story"
• Ponyboy Michael Curtis main character in S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders"
• Michael "Mike" Wazowski main character in Pixar's "Monsters, Inc."
• Michael Scott character on American TV's version of "The Office"
• Michael Bluth character on TV's "Arrested Development"
• Michael Kelso character on TV's "That '70s Show"
• Michael Weaver character in Myra McEntire's Hourglass series
• Michael Samuelle character on TV's "La Femme Nikita"
• Michael James "Mike" Ross character on TV's "Suits"
• Michael gray character on bbc’s Peaky blinders
• Michael Glass character in "Morganville Vampires" series
• Michael Aaron "Mike" Seaver character on TV's "Growing Pains"
• Michael Scofield main character on TV's "Prison Break"
• Michael Vaughn character on TV's "Alias" played by Michael Vartan
• Michael Moscovitz character in "The Princess Diaries" series
• Michael De Santa character in video game "Grand Theft Auto 5"
• Michael J. Caboose character in web series "Red vs Blue"
• Michael archangel on TV's "Supernatural"
• Michael Hobbs character in movie "Elf"
• Michael Roberts character in movie "Small Island"
• Michael Tietjens character in movie "Parade's End"
• Michael Newman character in movie "Click"
• Michael Edward Moon character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Michael Dawson character on TV's "Lost"
• Michael Zhang character in video game "The Sims"
• Michael Bachelor character in video game "The Sims"
• Michael McCarthy character in video game "The Sims"
• Michael "Mick" Taylor character in "Wolf Creek"
• Michael Vey main character Richard Paul Evans' book series
• Michael Becket character in the video game series "F.E.A.R."
• Michael "Mike" Rollins / Steel character in the book "After the Hole" and it's film adaptation "The Hole"
• Michael Corinthos III character on soap "General Hospital"
• Michael Myers main character in the "Halloween" movie series
• Michael character in Barney's Backyard Gang
• Michael "Mike" Munroe character in video game "Until Dawn"
• Michael Jon Carter aka Booster Gold character in DC Unierse
• Michael Patterson character in comic strip "For Better or for Worse"
• Michael "Mike" Wheeler character in "Stranger Things"
• Michael Deets character in "South Park"
• Michael character in "South Park"
• "Michael " movie about the angel starring John Travolta
• "Michael Row the Boat Ashore," gospel song
• "Michael " song by Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand
• Michael King pseudonym used early in the career of real life
• Brooklyn Born Political Leader Rabbi Meir Kahane (1932 90)
• Michael "Mike" Crew character on "The Magnus Archives"
• Michael a different character on "The Magnus Archives"