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Baby name
Michel
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25% girls / 75% boys
Origin of the name
Michel is the French form of Michael, from the Hebrew mikha'el, “Who is like God?”: mi, “who,” kha, “like,” and El, “God.”
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Where babies named Michel are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Michel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Michel is most common in Louisiana (2.9 times), New York (2) and Florida (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Michel are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Michel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Michel is most common in California (4 times), Texas (2.2) and New York (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Names from the same era
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 2% | 98% |
| 1940s | 16% | 84% |
| 1950s | 13% | 87% |
| 1960s | 25% | 75% |
| 1970s | 31% | 69% |
| 1980s | 29% | 71% |
| 1990s | 36% | 64% |
| 2000s | 50% | 50% |
| 2010s | 26% | 74% |
| 2020s | 27% | 73% |