Neutral
Michel
Michel is a gender-neutral name meaning "French form of Michael", drawing on French roots. It is not as common as it was in the 1960s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1957.
FrenchFrench form of Michael
EtymologyMeaning "who is like God"
Births by decade
1900s
40
1910s
187
1920s
281
1930s
254
1940s
1,135
1950s
2,662
1960s
2,714
1970s
2,040
1980s
1,628
1990s
1,283
2000s
1,169
2010s
381
Peaked in the 1960s · 13,774 total U.S. births since 1900