Is Michal a boy or girl name?
Michal is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 43 girls and 8 boys were named Michal, so 84.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 51.5% of the 7,762 US babies named Michal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,543
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,612
- Babies named Michal since 1911
- 7,762
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 158 babies
Boys and girls named Michal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1940s | 230 | 379 | 62.2% |
| 1950s | 574 | 325 | 36.2% |
| 1960s | 467 | 280 | 37.5% |
| 1970s | 410 | 517 | 55.8% |
| 1980s | 501 | 685 | 57.8% |
| 1990s | 595 | 653 | 52.3% |
| 2000s | 569 | 519 | 47.7% |
| 2010s | 240 | 434 | 64.4% |
| 2020s | 67 | 194 | 74.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,543 | 43 | #3,612 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,493 | 42 | #3,686 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,153 | 41 | #3,748 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,268 | 31 | #4,472 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,391 | 37 | #3,886 |
| 2019 | 12 | #7,036 | 31 | #4,509 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,701 | 36 | #4,051 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,970 | 49 | #3,284 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,575 | 54 | #3,088 |
| 2015 | 19 | #5,000 | 38 | #3,959 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,485 | 43 | #3,637 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,382 | 35 | #4,219 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,970 | 37 | #4,091 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,029 | 60 | #2,889 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,905 | 51 | #3,237 |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,613 | 48 | #3,443 |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,315 | 50 | #3,360 |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,294 | 44 | #3,702 |
| 2006 | 63 | #2,092 | 40 | #3,835 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,072 | 48 | #3,245 |
| 2004 | 62 | #1,969 | 65 | #2,578 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,977 | 46 | #3,216 |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,240 | 57 | #2,695 |
| 2001 | 47 | #2,210 | 58 | #2,621 |
| 2000 | 69 | #1,677 | 63 | #2,449 |
| 1999 | 63 | #1,681 | 61 | #2,416 |
| 1998 | 66 | #1,594 | 73 | #2,041 |
| 1997 | 58 | #1,701 | 65 | #2,149 |
| 1996 | 66 | #1,528 | 73 | #1,955 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,977 | 60 | #2,231 |
| 1994 | 69 | #1,415 | 74 | #1,924 |
| 1993 | 63 | #1,487 | 52 | #2,436 |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,992 | 67 | #2,048 |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,520 | 59 | #2,230 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,345 | 69 | #1,983 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,561 | 61 | #2,063 |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,368 | 82 | #1,595 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,310 | 64 | #1,829 |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,468 | 57 | #1,945 |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,130 | 90 | #1,422 |
| 1984 | 41 | #1,521 | 74 | #1,548 |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,390 | 69 | #1,621 |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,349 | 57 | #1,892 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,353 | 72 | #1,624 |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,715 | 59 | #1,859 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,774 | 68 | #1,655 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,947 | 62 | #1,700 |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,501 | 62 | #1,690 |
| 1976 | 53 | #1,186 | 85 | #1,292 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,272 | 53 | #1,766 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,262 | 52 | #1,751 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,422 | 41 | #1,997 |
| 1972 | 56 | #1,094 | 35 | #2,205 |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,488 | 30 | #2,523 |
| 1970 | 44 | #1,258 | 29 | #2,558 |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,179 | 32 | #2,283 |
| 1968 | 51 | #1,040 | 23 | #2,681 |
| 1967 | 41 | #1,175 | 29 | #2,252 |
| 1966 | 48 | #1,067 | 29 | #2,231 |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,122 | 28 | #2,278 |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,323 | 36 | #1,997 |
| 1963 | 40 | #1,234 | 35 | #2,003 |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,269 | 27 | #2,345 |
| 1961 | 71 | #910 | 17 | #3,149 |
| 1960 | 52 | #1,079 | 24 | #2,487 |
| 1959 | 68 | #936 | 21 | #2,567 |
| 1958 | 54 | #1,045 | 28 | #2,147 |
| 1957 | 64 | #953 | 22 | #2,468 |
| 1956 | 69 | #903 | 34 | #1,858 |
| 1955 | 59 | #982 | 35 | #1,790 |
| 1954 | 66 | #912 | 33 | #1,819 |
| 1953 | 52 | #1,010 | 36 | #1,665 |
| 1952 | 59 | #929 | 38 | #1,571 |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,060 | 37 | #1,570 |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,197 | 41 | #1,444 |
| 1949 | 44 | #1,069 | 58 | #1,199 |
| 1948 | 39 | #1,155 | 26 | #1,890 |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,354 | 45 | #1,389 |
| 1946 | 26 | #1,401 | 37 | #1,458 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,676 | 30 | #1,505 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,512 | 26 | #1,649 |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,807 | 63 | #1,001 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,112 | 81 | #856 |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,971 | 5 | #4,860 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,613 | 8 | #3,420 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,726 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,781 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,271 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,351 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,628 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,758 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,702 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,128 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,486 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,119 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,753 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,698 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,186 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Michal reached #903 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #856 in 1942. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Michal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.