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Michael Jackson

in the US

There are 3,930 people with the name "Michael Jackson" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Michael	4
Jackson	15
Michael Jackson	346

is 1st most common John
is 2nd most common Robert
is 3rd most common James
is 4th most common Michael
is 5th most common David
is 6th most common William
is 7th most common Mary
is 8th most common Richard
is 9th most common Thomas

is 11th most common Thomas
is 12th most common Moore
is 13th most common Martin
is 14th most common Thompson
is 15th most common Jackson
is 16th most common Garcia
is 17th most common White
is 18th most common Lee
is 19th most common Rodriguez

is 342nd most common Daniel Johnson
is 343rd most common Jesus Garcia
is 344th most common Richard Taylor
is 345th most common Scott Johnson
is 346th most common Michael Jackson
is 347th most common William Young
is 348th most common Luis Garcia
is 349th most common Juan Ramirez
is 350th most common John Phillips

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Meaning & History

Michael

Jackson

(male) English form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church. In the Middle Ages, Michael was regarded as captain of the heavenly host (see Revelation 12:7–9), symbol of the Church Militant, and patron of soldiers. He was often depicted bearing a flaming sword. The name is also borne by a Persian prince and ally of Belshazzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Since the early 1900s it has been one of the most enduringly popular boys' names in the English-speaking world. See also Michal.

Cognates: Irish: Mícheál. Scottish Gaelic: Mìcheal. Welsh: Meical, Mihangel. German: Michael. Dutch: Michaël, Machiel. Scandinavian: Mikael. Danish, Norwegian: Mikkel. French: Michel. Spanish, Portuguese: Miguel. Catalan: Miquel. Italian: Michele. Russian: Mikhail. Polish: Michał. Czech: Michal. Croatian: Mihovil. Serbian: Mihajlo. Slovenian: Mihael. Finnish: Mikko. Hungarian: Mihály.