Baby Name Popularity Profile

Michelle

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Michelle.

✦ Who is like God? 🌍 French, Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #465
All-Time Peak Rank #2 Achieved 1968
Total U.S. Births 816,510 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.2% Boy / 99.8% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1915 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1970s 34,319 births in 1969
💡 The Michelle Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Who is like God?
Language Origin French, Hebrew
Origin Type multiple
Feminine form of Michael, derived from the Hebrew name Mikha'el meaning 'who is like God?'.
Common Nicknames
Shelly Mickey
Alternative Spellings
Michele
Pronunciation: mi-SHELL
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Michelle across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -28.4%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -61.3%
2015: 1,706 births 1,706 2016: 1,562 births 2017: 1,429 births 2018: 1,249 births 2019: 1,144 births 2020: 923 births 923 2021: 799 births 2022: 827 births 2023: 766 births 2024: 775 births 2025: 661 births 661
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 34,319 births in 1969
Years in Top 100 54 yrs
Years in Top 500 84 yrs
Longest Streak 104 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 17
1920s: 97
1930s: 293
1940s: 5,693
1950s: 46,779
1960s: 208,293
1970s: 249,130
1980s: 154,027
1990s: 86,532
2000s: 43,540
2010s: 17,358
2020s: 4,751

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Mic-helle
Letter Count 8 letters
Spelling Complexity Complex
Length Percentile Longer than 79% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with M, a letter used by only 7.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Alaska
Top States Alaska, Hawaii, District of Columbia, California, Wyoming
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Alaska Unranked 1,829 1969 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 3,633 1969 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 5,190 1968 Insufficient historical volume
California #302 114,585 1968 40.3% Decline
Wyoming Unranked 1,448 1979 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 3,900 1966 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #627 39,696 1969 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 2,133 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 24,958 1967 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #362 3,353 1969 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #363 5,392 1971 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #1006 11,981 1969 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #467 8,944 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #285 47,679 1969 2.6% Decline
Maine Unranked 4,234 1969 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 3,009 1969 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #634 44,182 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #385 15,356 1969 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #586 7,801 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #617 11,593 1974 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 6,943 1971 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #953 17,392 1969 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #883 18,739 1969 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #376 10,318 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 1,587 1970 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #249 25,275 1969 +10.0% Growth
New York #302 69,560 1969 18.8% Decline
Maryland #413 13,235 1968 56.7% Decline
Indiana #568 20,748 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 11,549 1969 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #379 29,800 1970 7.5% Decline
Kansas #435 9,089 1968 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 2,917 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 2,599 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 3,237 1968 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 2,765 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #890 17,790 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #610 40,105 1968 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 12,674 1968 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #426 15,504 1971 38.7% Decline
Texas #504 49,169 1970 55.2% Decline
Oklahoma #531 7,582 1969 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 4,937 1972 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #720 8,410 1971 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #425 12,164 1971 +3.8% Growth
North Carolina #504 12,390 1971 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #876 5,827 1971 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #594 8,413 1969 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 4,105 1971 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #566 5,849 1969 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 3,477 1969 Insufficient historical volume

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