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How popular is the name Michal?
Births per year, rank history and how many Michals are alive today.
Michal (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Mitchell in England and Wales, ranked 1897th in 2025 and given to 13 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2011, when 148 babies were given the name, the 298th most popular that year. It has declined since 2011; the 2025 figure is roughly 9% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Mitchell you are most likely to meet is around 28 years old. Half of all Mitchells born in England and Wales are between 22 and 34, and there are at least 17,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 5.5% chance that at least one of them will be called Mitchell.
How many babies are named Michal each year?
Includes all spellings: Michal, Mitchel, Mitchell. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Michal spelling rank?
Where does the Mitchel spelling rank?
Where does the Mitchell spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Michal most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Mitchell, peaked in 1998, when 863 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Michal spelling itself peaked in 2011, with 148 babies.
How many people are called Michal?
At least 17,000 people named Michal in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Michal?
Most living Michals are between 22 and 34; the most common age is about 28.
Is Michal becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1998 peak.