Mikhael
Mikhael is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew.
- Hebrew
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Mikhael
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mikhael is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Mikhael
The earliest SSA record of Mikhael as a baby boy name dates back to 1963, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 65 newborns named Mikhael — #2,138 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Mikhael on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mikhael ranks #3,257 for baby boys with 37 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mikhael
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mikhael. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Mikhael
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About the name Mikhael
Mikhael is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Mikhael's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #2,138. Use the chart and map above to compare Mikhael'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.