The name Michael comes from the Hebrew name Mika'el, which is composed of the Hebrew elements mi and ke, meaning "like," combined with el, meaning "God." Therefore, Michael translates to "who is like God?" In the Bible, Michael is an archangel who is a champion of justice and a warrior in the fight against evil. It's one of the few boy's names to be featured in the Social Security Administration's top-60 every year since 1900 and was the No. 1 most popular boy's name from 1954 to 1998, with the exception of 1960 when it was the runner-up. It's also the middle name Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps gave his youngest son Nico Michael, born in 2024.
