Given name
Michaelangelo
“who is like God?”
Michaelangelo is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Michaelangelo is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Michaelangelo is a variant of Michael. An origin associated with Michael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Michaelangelo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,419
- 1,419 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 72 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #4,983 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,983 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 72 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,235 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Michaelangelo’s family of names
Michaelangelo has a related form in Michael.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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