Micheal

Micheal is a male given name: 99% of people named Micheal are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Micheal · Mícheál

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Ireland, Great Britain
Also spelled: Mícheál
US births since 1880: 153,395 male / 1,836 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Micheal

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Micheal," in English, "Guten Tag Micheal," in German. Micheal is a male given name: about 99% of people named Micheal are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Micheal,

German

Guten Tag Micheal,

French

Bonjour Micheal,

Spanish

Estimado/a Micheal:

Chinese

Micheal您好：

Japanese

Micheal様

English

Hi Micheal,

German

Hi Micheal,

French

Salut Micheal,

Spanish

Hola Micheal,

Chinese

Micheal你好：

Japanese

Michealさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Micheal by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%
Ireland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

153,395 male · 1,836 female · 155,231 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Micheal a male or female name?

Micheal is a male given name: 99% of people named Micheal are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Micheal in an email?

Is Micheal a unisex name?

Micheal is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Micheal are men. Micheal leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Micheal a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/micheal (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_micheal,
  title  = {Is Micheal a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/micheal},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}