Michell

Michell: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “who is like God?”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: mee-SHEL · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (92% of all uses)

Variant spelling of Michel/Michelle, from Hebrew Mikha'el via French and other European languages. The base meaning is a rhetorical question praising God.

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How popular is Michell?

20243.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Michell in 202410

Peak year1974

Total US babies since 18807,576

Michell is fading: recent use is about 29% of its level ten years before.

Names like Michell

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Michellewho is like God? · French
Michelwho is like God · French
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew

Michell questions

What does the name Michell mean?

Michell means "who is like God?". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Michel/Michelle, from Hebrew Mikha'el via French and other European languages. The base meaning is a rhetorical question praising God.

Is Michell a boy or girl name?

Michell is mainly a girl's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Michell?

10 US babies were named Michell in 2024. Its peak year was 1974.

How do you pronounce Michell?

Michell is usually pronounced mee-SHEL.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.