as a First Name
Biblical name (meaning ‘brook’ in Hebrew) borne by a daughter of Saul who married King David. It is probably through confusion with this name that Michael has occasionally been used as a girl's name in the English-speaking world.
| 2,606th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 5,547
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Illinois
- has the most people named Michal per capita
- 2000
- marked the height of its popularity
51%
49%
8%
55+
55+
19%
30-54
30-54
28%
13-29
13-29
45%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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