Michelangelo is an Italian compound of Michele, the Hebrew Michael, "who is like God?", and angelo, "angel". It is inseparable from Michelangelo Buonarroti, the sculptor of the David and painter of the Sistine Chapel, and children know it from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In the United States the name stood at number 4965 in 2000, peaked at number 1927 in 2015 and sits at number 2967 in 2025.