Given name & surname
Micheal
“who is like God?”
Micheal is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Micheal is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Micheal 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Micheal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 156,555
- 154,719 boys · 1,836 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 4,861 babies
- 2025
- 130
- #1,406 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 130 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,406 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 4,831 in 1957. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 84,520 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 20,083 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Micheal’s family of names
Micheal shares a linguistic root with Michael. Micheal has a related form in Michael. In English usage, Micheal has a conventional equivalent in the German form Michael.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Micheal has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Micheal
- TygaAmerican rapperborn 1989
- Micheal AziraUgandan football playerborn 1987
- Micheal Ray RichardsonAmerican basketball player and coach (1955–2025)
- Micheal EricNigerian basketball player (born 1988)
- Micheal WardBritish actorborn 1997
- Micheal WilliamsAmerican basketball player (born 1966)
- EyedeaAmerican rapper (1981–2010)
- Micheal FerlandCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1992
- Mike HallAmerican basketball playerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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