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About ≈ 9.35M people worldwide are named Michael.

Estimated world position ≈ #29 ↗
Where it is more commonJamaicaAmong the countries we compare
Most popular year1969International comparison
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Michael around the world

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Where it is more common

On the map · MichaelFiji · —Tanzania · —Western Sahara · —Canada · Very commonUnited States · Very commonKazakhstan · —Uzbekistan · —Papua New Guinea · —Indonesia · —Argentina · —Chile · Moderately commonCongo - Kinshasa · —Somalia · —Kenya · —Sudan · —Chad · —Haiti · —Dominican Republic · —Russia · Moderately commonBahamas · —Falkland Islands · —Norway · CommonGreenland · —French Southern Territories · —Timor-Leste · —South Africa · CommonLesotho · —Mexico · Moderately commonUruguay · —Brazil · Moderately commonBolivia · Moderately commonPeru · CommonColombia · Moderately commonPanama · CommonCosta Rica · Very commonNicaragua · —Honduras · —El Salvador · —Guatemala · —Belize · —Venezuela · —Guyana · —Suriname · —France · CommonEcuador · —Puerto Rico · —Jamaica · Very commonCuba · —Zimbabwe · —Botswana · —Namibia · —Senegal · —Mali · —Mauritania · —Benin · —Niger · —Nigeria · Very commonCameroon · CommonTogo · —Ghana · Very commonCôte d’Ivoire · —Guinea · —Guinea-Bissau · —Liberia · —Sierra Leone · —Burkina Faso · —Central African Republic · —Congo - Brazzaville · —Gabon · —Equatorial Guinea · —Zambia · —Malawi · —Mozambique · —Eswatini · —Angola · —Burundi · —Israel · CommonLebanon · —Madagascar · —Palestinian Territories · CommonGambia · —Tunisia · —Algeria · —Jordan · —United Arab Emirates · Moderately commonQatar · CommonKuwait · CommonIraq · —Oman · —Vanuatu · —Cambodia · —Thailand · —Laos · —Myanmar (Burma) · —Vietnam · —North Korea · —South Korea · —Mongolia · —India · —Bangladesh · —Bhutan · —Nepal · —Pakistan · —Afghanistan · —Tajikistan · —Kyrgyzstan · —Turkmenistan · —Iran · Moderately commonSyria · —Armenia · —Sweden · CommonBelarus · —Ukraine · —Poland · Moderately commonAustria · Very commonHungary · —Moldova · —Romania · —Lithuania · —Latvia · —Estonia · —Germany · Very commonBulgaria · —Greece · —Türkiye · —Albania · —Croatia · —Switzerland · CommonLuxembourg · —Belgium · Very commonNetherlands · CommonPortugal · —Spain · Moderately commonIreland · Very commonNew Caledonia · —Solomon Islands · —New Zealand · —Australia · —Sri Lanka · —China · Very commonTaiwan · —Italy · Moderately commonDenmark · Very commonUnited Kingdom · Very commonIceland · —Azerbaijan · —Georgia · —Philippines · Very commonMalaysia · CommonBrunei · —Slovenia · UncommonFinland · Moderately commonSlovakia · —Czechia · CommonEritrea · —Japan · —Paraguay · —Yemen · —Saudi Arabia · Moderately commonUnited Nations · —Cyprus · —Morocco · —Egypt · Moderately commonLibya · —Ethiopia · —Djibouti · —United Nations · —Uganda · —Rwanda · —Bosnia & Herzegovina · —North Macedonia · —Serbia · —Montenegro · —Kosovo · —Trinidad & Tobago · —South Sudan · —
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JamaicaVery common
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How Michael’s popularity has changed

The international comparison peaks in 1969.

Comparable period: 1939–2025 · France + United States

2025

Less popular than at its peak in this period.

International comparison

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International comparison · NameTempo international index · France / United States · 1939–2025 · Higher = more popular1939196819962025Peak 1969
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