Michol
Michol is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Latin.
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Michol
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Michol is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Latin.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Latin
The Story of Michol
American parents first put Michol on the record books as a baby girl name in 1942, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 15 Michols were born — ranking #4,745 that year. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Michols. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1981 (15 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 65 Michols have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Michol
Michol is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 65 births in the dataset. Michol's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #4,745. Use the chart and map above to compare Michol'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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