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Michael Peters

in the US

There are 1,536 people with the name "Michael Peters" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Michael	4
Peters	179
Michael Peters	2,442

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 175th most common Daniels
is 176th most common Hoffman
is 177th most common Weaver
is 178th most common Hart
is 179th most common Peters
is 180th most common Johnston
is 181st most common Grant
is 182nd most common Elliott
is 183rd most common Ray

is 2,438th most common Helen Williams
is 2,439th most common John Arnold
is 2,440th most common Carmen Gonzalez
is 2,441st most common James Reid
is 2,442nd most common Michael Peters
is 2,443rd most common Thomas Turner
is 2,444th most common Thomas Carter
is 2,445th most common Scott Campbell
is 2,446th most common William Shaw

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Meaning & History

Michael

Peters

(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.