boy's name
Mickael
mee-ka-EL
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 126,778
France
#602
as Mickaël, 2025
Mickael is a French respelling of Michael, meaning who is like God — a rhetorical question whose expected answer is nobody. It peaked in France in 1984 and now ranks in no market we track.
- Mickael is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1984, when 6,215 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 13,100 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1930.
Mickael over time
Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 55 |
| 1950s | 120 |
| 1960s | 1,005 |
| 1970s | 31,895 |
| 1980s | 56,065 |
| 1990s | 25,255 |
| 2000s | 5,880 |
| 2010s | 2,180 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 750 |
What Mickael means
Mickael means who is like God. The Hebrew is a question rather than a statement, and the answer it expects is nobody, so the name asserts God's incomparability.
Where Mickael comes from
Mickael is a French spelling of Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el — mi, who, kha, like, and el, God. It is one of very few names that is grammatically a question, and the form is a challenge: the archangel Michael asks it of Lucifer in later tradition, though the Bible itself gives him no such line. Michael is named in Daniel, Jude and Revelation as the leader of the heavenly host, which made him the patron of soldiers. The Mickael spelling is a modern French phonetic form rather than a traditional one.
Mickael in use
Mickael peaked in France in 1984, when 6,215 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It no longer ranks in any of the six markets we track, across 126,778 lifetime births. Our records carry it from 1916, though almost all volume falls between 1970 and 1995 — a single French generation, in the same shape as Aurélie and Christelle.
How popular is Mickael?
In 2025, Mickael was given to 45 babies in France, ranking #864 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Mickael is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Mickael is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mickaël | Mickaël is Mickael written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #602. | 14,730 |
| Mickaêl | Mickaêl is a rare spelling of Mickael, written with a circumflex and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
| Mickäel | Mickäel is a rare spelling of Mickael, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
| Mickaèl | Mickaèl is a rare spelling of Mickael, written with a grave accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Mickael
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mickael also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mickael over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Mickael
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Mickael in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Mickael
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mickael — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mickael
What does the name Mickael mean?
Who is like God — a rhetorical question whose expected answer is nobody.
Is Michael really a question?
Grammatically, yes. It is one of very few names that is a question rather than a statement.
Is Mickael a traditional French spelling?
No — it is a modern phonetic form. Michel is the traditional French Michael.
Does Mickael still rank?
Not in any of the six markets we track, despite a 1984 French peak of 5,445 births.
How popular is the name Mickael?
In 2025, Mickael was given to 45 babies in France, ranking #864 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Mickael a girl's or a boy's name?
Mickael is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Mickael most popular?
Mickael peaked in 1984, when 6,215 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Mickael?
Mickael is usually shortened to Mick.
Is Mickael a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mickael currently ranks #602 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.