The first name Michel

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About the first name Michel

Meaning

The name Michel traditionally means “who is like God?”.

Historical origin

The name Michel comes from the Hebrew Mikha’el, the name of the archangel Michael in biblical tradition.

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The spread of Michel owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:mi-chèlmi.ʃɛl

Frequency of the first name Michel by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Michel by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

17,935total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name MichelLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Michel in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001610168817661844192220001610–1614 3 baptisms1615–1619 3 baptisms1630–1634 27 baptisms1635–1639 12 baptisms1640–1644 40 baptisms1645–1649 24 baptisms1650–1654 21 baptisms1655–1659 18 baptisms1660–1664 48 baptisms1665–1669 42 baptisms1670–1674 63 baptisms1675–1679 51 baptisms1680–1684 87 baptisms1685–1689 69 baptisms1690–1694 39 baptisms1695–1699 87 baptisms1700–1704 120 baptisms1705–1709 66 baptisms1710–1714 90 baptisms1715–1719 72 baptisms1720–1724 78 baptisms1725–1729 120 baptisms1730–1734 135 baptisms1735–1739 183 baptisms1740–1744 228 baptisms1745–1749 312 baptisms1750–1754 213 baptisms1755–1759 273 baptisms1760–1764 276 baptisms1765–1769 357 baptisms1770–1774 381 baptisms1775–1779 396 baptisms1780–1784 456 baptisms1785–1789 501 baptisms1790–1794 618 baptisms1795–1799 657 baptisms1800–1804 594 baptisms1805–1809 648 baptisms1810–1814 591 baptisms1815–1819 714 baptisms1820–1824 729 baptisms1825–1829 681 baptisms1830–1834 774 baptisms1835–1839 723 baptisms1840–1844 681 baptisms1845–1849 690 baptisms1850–1854 666 baptisms1855–1859 607 baptisms1860–1864 486 baptisms1865–1869 354 baptisms1870–1874 285 baptisms1875–1879 231 baptisms1880–1884 132 baptisms1885–1889 108 baptisms1890–1894 51 baptisms1895–1899 72 baptisms1900–1904 42 baptisms1905–1909 21 baptisms1910–1914 21 baptisms1915–1919 18 baptisms1920–1924 12 baptisms1925–1929 9 baptisms1930–1934 9 baptisms1935–1939 27 baptisms1940–1944 93 baptisms1945–1949 234 baptisms1950–1954 354 baptisms1955–1959 352 baptisms1960–1964 211 baptisms1965–1969 198 baptisms1970–1974 120 baptisms1975–1979 102 baptisms1980–1984 84 baptisms1985–1989 12 baptisms1990–1994 21 baptisms1995–1999 9 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms

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