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How popular is the name Micheal?
Births per year, rank history and how many Micheals are alive today.
Micheal (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Michael in England and Wales, ranked 2133rd in 2025 and given to 11 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 23 babies were given the name, the 680th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2014, with 22 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 1996; the 2025 figure is roughly 48% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Michael you are most likely to meet is around 63 years old. Half of all Michaels born in England and Wales are between 45 and 75, and there are at least 680,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 90% chance that at least one of them will be called Michael.
How many babies are named Micheal each year?
Includes all spellings: Micheal, Michael. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Micheal spelling rank?
Where does the Michael 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 Micheal most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Michael, peaked in 1944, when around 20,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Micheal spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 23 babies.
How many people are called Micheal?
At least 680,000 people named Micheal in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Micheal?
Most living Micheals are between 45 and 75; the most common age is about 63.
Is Micheal becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.