Michal

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A few things about Michal you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Michal

Michal Kadlec

Czech association football player (1984-)

Choose Michal and your child shares a first name with Michal Kadlec, a Czech association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Michal, like who?” Michal Kadlec's Wikipedia article is available in 43 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Светлана Бекетова, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 48,780 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Michal, 33 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Michal would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMichal first shows up in US birth records in 1911, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 114 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1942, when it ranked #853. Today it's #4,265, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendMichal has slipped 424 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,265. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMichal is most popular in New Jersey, where it ranks #447. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlMichal is given to both boys and girls: 69% of the 48 babies named Michal in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Michal means “who is like God”.

About the name Michal

Michal is a gender-neutral name meaning “who is like God”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-hal”. US birth records list Michal for girls from 1938 to 2025, in 88 of those 88 years. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked #853 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,265, with 33 babies. Of the 48 US babies named Michal in 2025, 69% were girls and 31% were boys.