Meaning 
The name Michael has the following meaning: One who is like the Lord. Michael is the leader of heaven's armies in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Michael is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 2 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Michael fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 1 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 3 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Michael in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Michael is pronounced as my-kuhl Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Michael and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Michael: Boys - Heber, Namir, Noah, Nuriel, Yahir, Girls - Nuria, Shayna, Yajaira, Yakira, Both genders - Daniel, Gabriel, Joshua
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Michael: Maichail, Makai, Mckale, Micael, Mical, Micha, Michaelangelo, Michail, Michal, Micheal (English), Micheil, Michel (German), Michelangelo, Michele, Michiel, Mickie, Micky (English), Miguel (Portuguese), Mihail, Mihaly, Mihangel, Mikael, Mike (English), Mikeal, Mikel (Basque), Mikell, Mikey (Nickname), Mikhail, Mikhalis, Mikheal, Mikhos, Mikkel, Mikkeli, Mikko, Miko, Mikol, Miksa, Miky, Miquel, Mischa, Mitchel, Mitchell, Mychael, Mychal, Mykal, Mykel, Mykell, Myscha, MyshaNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Michael are: Mike, Mikey
Style 
We think the name Michael should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Michael to be: Handsome, strong, easy-going, smart, successful family chapIn one word, you might describe Michael as a(n) " successful" person. See other "successful" names for boys and girls.
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