Is Michiel a boy or girl name?

Michiel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,045 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Michiel

Recorded 1915–2006 · United States

Michiel was most popular in 1956, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,786 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,045 people named Michiel.

Michiel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Michiel’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Michiel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Michiel is a boy’s name — 0.5% of the 1,045 Americans given it were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org