Michal

Where Michal comes from

From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Michal
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Michal through the years
  1. 1930
    Michal Kováč born
    Slovak economist, politician, president of the Slovakia
  2. 1938
    First appearance
    #4,342 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1942
    Peak, #853
    81 babies named Michal, its best rank.
  4. 1944
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,609.
  5. 1984
    Michal Kadlec born
    Czech association football player
  6. 2009
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Michal Kadlec · Czech association football player, born 1984
  • Michal Kováč · Slovak economist, politician, president of the Slovakia, 1930–2016
  • Michal Sadílek · Czech association football player, born 1999
  • Michal Ďuriš · Slovak soccer player and Czech Supercup winner, born 1988
  • Michal Bílek · Czech footballer, born 1965

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.