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Michael

“Who is like God?” — Hebrew via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #21 in the US (2025) · Retro

Michael has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #1 (1954) · 4,426,753 babies named Michael all-time · 1 in 210 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #22 in Ireland (2025) · #38 in N. Ireland (2025) · #53 in Canada (2024) · #55 in Czechia (2025) · #61 in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Michaels

• Michael Jackson — American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
• Michael Faraday — British scientist (1791–1867)
• Michael Schumacher — German racing driver (born 1969)
• Michael Jordan — American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
• Michael Caine — English actor (born 1933)

In stories & tradition

• Michael — Bible · Paradise Lost
• Michael Scofield — Prison Break
• Michael Myers — Halloween

What Michaels become

Among 34,445 notable people named Michael:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Michael Faraday, British scientist (1791–1867).

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