Michal is an uncommon variant of Michele that peaked in 1985 and has grown less common since.
Michal is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,320 among girls (33) and #6,049 among boys (15) — overall #5,799 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | #4,320 | #6,049 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | #3,558 | #8,754 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | #3,691 | #13,501 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | #3,750 | #5,156 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | #4,474 | #5,271 |
| 2020 | 54 | 54 | #3,888 | #5,394 |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #4,509 | #7,039 |
| 2018 | 52 | 52 | #4,052 | #5,701 |
| 2017 | 61 | 61 | #3,285 | #6,972 |
| 2016 | 76 | 76 | #3,088 | #4,576 |
| 2015 | 57 | 57 | #3,959 | #5,001 |
| 2014 | 65 | 65 | #3,637 | #4,486 |
| 2013 | 67 | 67 | #4,219 | #3,382 |
| 2012 | 63 | 63 | #4,091 | #3,970 |
| 2011 | 98 | 98 | #2,889 | #3,029 |
| 2010 | 92 | 92 | #3,238 | #2,905 |
| 2009 | 96 | 96 | #3,444 | #2,613 |
| 2008 | 107 | 107 | #3,361 | #2,315 |
| 2007 | 101 | 101 | #3,703 | #2,294 |
| 2006 | 103 | 103 | #3,835 | #2,092 |
| 2005 | 108 | 108 | #3,246 | #2,072 |
| 2004 | 127 | 127 | #2,578 | #1,969 |
| 2003 | 105 | 105 | #3,216 | #1,977 |
| 2002 | 104 | 104 | #2,695 | #2,240 |
| 2001 | 105 | 105 | #2,621 | #2,210 |
| 2000 | 132 | 132 | #2,449 | #1,677 |
| 1999 | 124 | 124 | #2,416 | #1,681 |
| 1998 | 139 | 139 | #2,041 | #1,595 |
| 1997 | 123 | — | #2,149 | #1,701 |
| 1996 | 139 | — | #1,955 | #1,528 |
| 1995 | 103 | — | #2,231 | #1,977 |
| 1994 | 143 | — | #1,924 | #1,415 |
| 1993 | 115 | — | #2,436 | #1,487 |
| 1992 | 107 | — | #2,048 | #1,992 |
| 1991 | 117 | — | #2,230 | #1,520 |
| 1990 | 138 | — | #1,983 | #1,345 |
| 1989 | 113 | — | #2,063 | #1,561 |
| 1988 | 140 | — | #1,595 | #1,368 |
| 1987 | 121 | — | #1,829 | #1,310 |
| 1986 | 104 | — | #1,945 | #1,468 |
| 1985 | 158 | — | #1,422 | #1,130 |
| 1984 | 115 | — | #1,548 | #1,521 |
| 1983 | 115 | — | #1,621 | #1,390 |
| 1982 | 106 | — | #1,892 | #1,349 |
| 1981 | 121 | — | #1,624 | #1,353 |
| 1980 | 93 | — | #1,859 | #1,715 |
| 1979 | 100 | — | #1,655 | #1,773 |
| 1978 | 88 | — | #1,700 | #1,947 |
| 1977 | 100 | — | #1,690 | #1,501 |
| 1976 | 138 | — | #1,292 | #1,186 |
| 1975 | 99 | — | #1,767 | #1,272 |
| 1974 | 97 | — | #1,751 | #1,263 |
| 1973 | 77 | — | #1,997 | #1,422 |
| 1972 | 91 | — | #2,205 | #1,093 |
| 1971 | 64 | — | #2,523 | #1,488 |
| 1970 | 73 | — | #2,558 | #1,258 |
| 1969 | 77 | — | #2,283 | #1,179 |
| 1968 | 74 | — | #2,682 | #1,041 |
| 1967 | 70 | — | #2,252 | #1,175 |
| 1966 | 77 | — | #2,231 | #1,067 |
| 1965 | 73 | — | #2,278 | #1,121 |
| 1964 | 71 | — | #1,998 | #1,343 |
| 1963 | 76 | — | #2,003 | #1,221 |
| 1962 | 65 | — | #2,344 | #1,269 |
| 1961 | 87 | — | #3,281 | #910 |
| 1960 | 78 | — | #2,352 | #1,079 |
| 1959 | 89 | — | #2,566 | #937 |
| 1958 | 82 | — | #2,147 | #1,045 |
| 1957 | 86 | — | #2,468 | #953 |
| 1956 | 103 | — | #1,858 | #903 |
| 1955 | 94 | — | #1,790 | #982 |
| 1954 | 99 | — | #1,819 | #912 |
| 1953 | 88 | — | #1,665 | #1,010 |
| 1952 | 97 | — | #1,571 | #929 |
| 1951 | 83 | — | #1,570 | #1,060 |
| 1950 | 78 | — | #1,444 | #1,198 |
| 1949 | 102 | — | #1,199 | #1,069 |
| 1948 | 65 | — | #1,890 | #1,155 |
| 1947 | 75 | — | #1,389 | #1,354 |
| 1946 | 63 | — | #1,458 | #1,401 |
| 1945 | 47 | — | #1,505 | #1,676 |
| 1944 | 47 | — | #1,649 | #1,512 |
| 1943 | 80 | — | #1,001 | #1,807 |
| 1942 | 94 | — | #856 | #2,113 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | #4,859 | #1,971 |
| 1940 | 17 | — | #3,420 | #2,613 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,726 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,781 | — |
| 1928 | 8 | — | — | #3,271 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | — | #3,351 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | — | #3,628 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,758 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,702 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | — | #3,128 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | — | #2,805 |
| 1918 | 12 | — | — | #2,486 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | — | #3,119 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,753 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,698 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | — | #2,216 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #3,111 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,186 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,922 |