Michelle

Given to 819,760 US babies since 1915

▼ Falling −31% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#465

recorded as girls

56 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

661

girls 661

Peak year

1969

34,319 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

819,760

since 1915

Born a Michelle? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Michelle was most popular in 1969, when 34,319 babies recorded as girls got the name (20.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 661 babies were named Michelle, ranking #465 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	661	465	<5	—
2024	775	409	<5	—
2023	766	401	<5	—
2022	827	377	<5	—
2021	799	394	<5	—
2020	923	336	<5	—
2019	1,144	292	<5	—
2018	1,249	263	<5	—
2017	1,429	215	<5	—
2016	1,562	209	<5	—
2015	1,706	192	<5	—
2014	1,751	188	<5	—
2013	1,892	168	<5	—
2012	1,935	162	<5	—
2011	2,180	144	10	7502
2010	2,510	125	9	8139
2009	3,078	104	6	10994
2008	3,343	101	11	7187
2007	3,596	94	8	8915
2006	4,090	81	11	6904
2005	4,312	74	11	6634
2004	4,720	66	16	5007
2003	4,873	62	15	5035
2002	4,950	58	17	4502
2001	5,033	59	19	4121
2000	5,545	52	24	3423
1999	5,303	56	15	4537
1998	5,562	55	17	4019
1997	5,695	55	20	3455
1996	6,598	47	31	2483
1995	7,392	41	35	2253
1994	8,639	33	35	2259
1993	10,193	31	49	1741
1992	11,512	25	43	1884
1991	12,213	22	54	1573
1990	13,425	22	56	1516
1989	13,376	22	92	1102
1988	13,339	21	60	1329
1987	13,034	21	74	1114
1986	13,303	23	81	1028
1985	13,973	22	68	1125
1984	15,499	17	79	1000
1983	16,838	13	82	972
1982	17,765	11	80	1013
1981	17,781	11	96	914
1980	19,119	10	100	894
1979	19,266	10	75	1023
1978	18,856	9	84	945
1977	19,540	7	82	937
1976	19,550	6	83	911
1975	22,665	6	113	780
1974	25,826	3	109	771
1973	26,935	3	116	745
1972	29,285	2	135	688
1971	33,160	2	150	676
1970	34,047	4	125	734
1969	34,319	2	138	673
1968	33,223	2	130	660
1967	30,827	3	110	705
1966	27,159	4	93	757
1965	16,215	18	53	1012
1964	16,180	23	43	1172
1963	14,383	26	45	1151
1962	13,353	31	34	1341
1961	12,741	34	41	1233
1960	9,893	39	29	1486
1959	8,776	47	17	1974
1958	7,458	56	20	1766
1957	5,982	79	16	2019
1956	5,327	88	15	2091
1955	4,526	97	12	2302
1954	4,432	94	11	2449
1953	3,631	107	9	2709
1952	2,881	124	7	3095
1951	2,133	151	10	2495
1950	1,633	174	<5	—
1949	1,248	213	6	3298
1948	1,044	230	5	3668
1947	914	248	5	3733
1946	755	263	5	3525
1945	499	307	<5	—
1944	405	341	<5	—
1943	370	373	<5	—
1942	233	482	<5	—
1941	133	612	<5	—
1940	92	726	<5	—
1939	59	918	<5	—
1938	55	955	<5	—
1937	36	1196	<5	—
1936	29	1345	<5	—
1935	27	1418	<5	—
1934	24	1518	<5	—
1933	28	1364	<5	—
1932	10	2831	<5	—
1931	12	2427	<5	—
1930	13	2425	<5	—
1929	15	2191	<5	—
1928	10	2954	<5	—
1927	12	2699	<5	—
1926	11	2872	<5	—
1925	14	2489	<5	—
1924	11	2973	<5	—
1923	6	4376	<5	—
1922	9	3379	<5	—
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	9	3340	<5	—
1919	7	3817	<5	—
1918	5	4809	<5	—
1917	<5	—	<5	—
1916	<5	—	<5	—
1915	5	4274	<5	—