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

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