How Many People Are Named Michal?
An estimated 6,783 people in the United States have the first name Michal. It is used for both genders, with 51.5% female. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Michal peaked in popularity in 1985 with 158 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Michal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Michal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Michal is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
6,783
About 1 in 50,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
51.5% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1985
158 births
Total Registered
7,762
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Michal
Michal is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (48.5%) and females (51.5%). Out of 7,762 total births registered, 3,766 were male and 3,996 were female.
Michal as a male name
Ranked #9,543 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (71 births)
Michal as a female name
Ranked #3,612 in 2024
43 female births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (90 births)
Michal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Michal span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,248 babies were registered. Michal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Michal by Decade
How has Michal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Michal by State
Birth registrations for Michal span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Missouri, Massachusetts. On average, about 131 Michals were registered per state.
Michal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Michal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Michal
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Michal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Michal?
We estimate approximately 6,783 people named Michal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 50,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Michal a common name?
Michal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,762 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Michal most popular?
Michal reached peak popularity in 1985, when 158 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Michal is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Michal a female name?
Michal is predominantly female. 51.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Michal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Michal Smith, Michal Johnson, Michal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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