Meaning and history
Michal has distinct gender traditions. In Hebrew it is a feminine biblical name of uncertain meaning, borne by a daughter of King Saul and wife of David; in Polish, Czech, and Slovak, Michal is the masculine form of Michael, meaning “who is like God?” Polish footballer Michal Żewłakow and Israeli poet Michal Snunit are notable bearers.
20062006: 40 births, rank #3,795
2007: 44 births, rank #3,653
2008: 50 births, rank #3,316
2009: 48 births, rank #3,409
2010: 51 births, rank #3,203
20112011: 60 births, rank #2,868
2012: 37 births, rank #4,047
2013: 35 births, rank #4,156
2014: 43 births, rank #3,585
2015: 38 births, rank #3,915
20162016: 54 births, rank #3,060
2017: 49 births, rank #3,247
2018: 36 births, rank #4,001
2019: 31 births, rank #4,437
2020: 37 births, rank #3,841
20212021: 31 births, rank #4,413
2022: 41 births, rank #3,703
2023: 42 births, rank #3,640
2024: 44 births, rank #3,516
20252025: 33 births, rank #4,265
Michal rose from #937 to #910 for boys between 1959 and 1961. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 71.