boy's name

Michail

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 666

Michail is a boy's name. In 2019 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1971, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1944.

Michail over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2010s.

105
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Michail by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 32
1950s 89
1960s 85
1970s 105
1980s 68
1990s 88
2000s 72
2010s 50

How popular is Michail?

In 2019, Michail was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Michail is used

France #1,648 5 in 1963
Canada #2,635 6 in 2015
England & Wales #6,252 3 in 2025
United States #10,445 7 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Michail

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Michail also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Michail over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Michail

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Michail — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Michail

How popular is the name Michail?

In 2019, Michail was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Michail a girl's or a boy's name?

Michail is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Michail most popular?

Michail peaked in 1971, when 17 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Michail a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Michail currently ranks #6,252 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.