Michael - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Michael \m(i)-chael\ is a variant of Michaela. See also Micah, Michal, Michelle and Shayla.

The baby name Michael sounds like Mychaela, Mischaela, Michele, Michaila, Micaela, Mechaela, Mychal, Michala, Mical, Michell, Michela and Michaella. Other similar baby names are Michaelyn, Michee, Rachael and Richel.

Michael is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Michael. Click here to compare Michael with related baby names.