The Name
 

This boy's and girl's name is used in Hebrew, German, Dutch, English, Czech, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Romanian. Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "Who resembles God?." Learn more about the heritage of this name.

Nicknames of the name Michael include: Mick, Mickey, Micky, Mike, Mikey, Myke, and two other nicknames. Alternate spellings of the name Michael include: Micael, Mical, Mychal, Mykal. This name is the source form of: Mikala. There are 25 other forms of Michael. There are also teasing nicknames.

The name Michael ranked fourth in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census. The name also ranked first for males born in the United States in 1994.