NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Michelle Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Michelle: every year it appeared on the national list since 1946, with 3,250 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Advertisement
Total recorded births
3,250
Peak year
1971 #677
Years on the list
65
10-year trend
-37.1%

In the 1970s · Most used in MI in {year}

Popularity history

1946–2011

YearBirthsRank
199720#3547
199817#4131
199915#4692
200024#3495
200119#4234
200217#4638
200315#5189
200416#5175
200511#6952
200611#7264
20078#9458
200811#7547
20096#11968
20109#8569
201110#7895

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1971

MI
11
NY
10
IL
8
CA
8
VA
8
PA
7

Names from the same era

Names similar to Michelle

See all names like Michelle → →

Browse by

Curious how it stacks up against another name? Compare with the other sex → Compare with Scott →