Michiel
Michiel is a Dutch masculine given name equivalent to Michael and a Venetian surname.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Michiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Michiel is a Dutch masculine given name equivalent to Michael and a Venetian surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Michiel
Michiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 39 Michiels were born — ranking #1,218 that year. As of 2026, Michiel ranks #8,731 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Michiels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Michiel
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About the name Michiel
Michiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Michiel's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #1,218. Use the chart and map above to compare Michiel'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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