Michelle

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Michelle is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 819,099 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 815,849 as girls and 3,250 as boys. Michelle gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1969 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 772
2023 765
2022 827
2021 798
2020 923
2019 1,144
2018 1,249
2017 1,428
2016 1,562
2015 1,705
2014 1,751
2013 1,892
2012 1,934
2011 2,189
2010 2,519
2009 3,084
2008 3,353
2007 3,604
2006 4,101
2005 4,323
2004 4,736
2003 4,888
2002 4,967
2001 5,051
2000 5,569
1999 5,318
1998 5,579
1997 5,715
1996 6,629
1995 7,427
1994 8,674
1993 10,241
1992 11,554
1991 12,267
1990 13,480
1989 13,468
1988 13,399
1987 13,108
1986 13,384
1985 14,044
1984 15,578
1983 16,920
1982 17,845
1981 17,878
1980 19,220
1979 19,341
1978 18,940
1977 19,622
1976 19,634
1975 22,780
1974 25,937
1973 27,052
1972 29,422
1971 33,309
1970 34,171
1969 34,457
1968 33,353
1967 30,936
1966 27,252
1965 16,268
1964 16,224
1963 14,430
1962 13,387
1961 12,784
1960 9,921
1959 8,794
1958 7,477
1957 5,998
1956 5,342
1955 4,538
1954 4,443
1953 3,640
1952 2,888
1951 2,143
1950 1,633
1949 1,254
1948 1,049
1947 919
1946 760
1945 499
1944 405
1943 370
1942 233
1941 133
1940 92
1939 59
1938 55
1937 36
1936 29
1935 27
1934 24
1933 28
1932 10
1931 12
1930 13
1929 15
1928 10
1927 12
1926 11
1925 14
1924 11
1923 6
1922 9
1920 9
1919 7
1918 5
1915 5