Michale
For people named Michal or Michale, see Michal (disambiguation)
Meaning & Origin of Michale
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
For people named Michal or Michale, see Michal (disambiguation)
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The Story of Michale
As a girl name
Michale first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1942, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1978: 14 births, good for #4,679 nationwide. About 25% of every Michale on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Michale last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 344 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Michale on the record books as a boy name in 1922, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 85 Michales were born — ranking #809 that year. About 22% of every Michale on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Michale last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Michale
Michale is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Michale's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #809. Use the chart and map above to compare Michale's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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