Given name & surname
Mikhael
“who is like God?”
Mikhael is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mikhael is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mikhael 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 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mikhael through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,171
- 1,163 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #2,704 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,704 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,112 as a first name in 2020; 988 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mikhael’s family of names
Mikhael has a related form in Michael. In English usage, Mikhael has a conventional equivalent in the German form Michael.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mikhael
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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