Given name
Michelangelo
“who is like God?”
Michelangelo is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Michelangelo is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Michelangelo 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 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Michelangelo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,358
- 1,358 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #2,967 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,967 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 76 in 2015. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,087 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.
Michelangelo’s family of names
Michelangelo has a related form in Michael.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Michelangelo
- MichelangeloItalian artist and architect (1475-1564)
- CaravaggioItalian painter (1571–1610)
- Michelangelo AntonioniItalian film director and screenwriter (1912–2007)
- Michelangelo AlbertazziItalian footballerborn 1991
- Michelangelo RampullaItalian football player and manager (born 1962)
- Michelangelo PistolettoItalian artist, painter and sculptor (born 1933)
- Michelangelo Cerquozzipainter from Italy (1602–1660)
- Michelangelo CelesiaItalian Benedictine monk, archbishop and cardinal (1814–1904)
- Michelagnolo GalileiItalian lutenist and composer (1575-1631)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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