Michal Boy & girl
How popular is Michal?
#4,264 girl name in 2025
33 baby girls were named Michal in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name. Another 15 boys got the name (#5,859 for boys).
Michal popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,264 for girls (▼ 748 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 33 girls, 15 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,914 in 2015, #3,840 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1985 (90 girls) |
| Highest rank | #853 in 1942 |
| First recorded | 1938 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 27% boys, 73% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Michal counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Michelle family of names ranked #419 for girls in 2025 (#370 the year before), with 729 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Michal is most popular
Babies named Michal per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (55 girls)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (63 girls)
Michal by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 10 | #4,248 |
| 1940s | 379 | #853 |
| 1950s | 325 | #1,432 |
| 1960s | 281 | #1,974 |
| 1970s | 517 | #1,286 |
| 1980s | 685 | #1,409 |
| 1990s | 653 | #1,900 |
| 2000s | 519 | #2,422 |
| 2010s | 434 | #2,867 |
| 2020s | 228 | #3,516 |
Girl names about as popular as Michal
Questions
- Is Michal a boy or girl name?
- Michal is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 27% of babies named Michal were boys and 73% were girls.
- How popular is the name Michal?
- 33 baby girls were named Michal in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name. Another 15 boys got the name (#5,859 for boys).
- When was Michal most popular?
- Michal peaked in 1985, when 90 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #853 in 1942.
- How many people are named Michal?
- 7,813 babies have been named Michal in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,926 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Michal most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Michal was most common in New Jersey, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.