Michele

#4,758 for girls in 2025, 28 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #8,255
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1968 · 11,219 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
25 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
223,299
since 1915

Michele over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201946peak #29, 1968girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,75828—
2024#4,11435—
2023#5,24824#8,2559
2022#4,29533#9,8237
2021#5,57322#8,8258
2020#4,00535#8,7398
2019#4,77328#7,64310
2018#4,45831#8,8198
2017#4,06636#8,1409
2016#2,82960#6,34913
2015#2,84661—
2014#3,32648#12,1085
2013#2,72663#8,1189
2012#2,80562#7,55910
2011#2,94558#7,50210
2010#2,53872#7,59110
2009#2,22788#7,69210
2008#2,07898#6,39313
2007#1,929107#5,66115
2006#1,480149#6,90411
2005#1,444147#6,63411
2004#1,152196#4,60218
2003#1,057213#4,42618
2002#1,039207#4,04420
2001#860265#3,32126
2000#891247#3,64022
1999#845256#4,16217
1998#729299#4,19716
1997#671324#4,24615
1996#579397#4,18515
1995#515471#3,69317
1994#452563#3,21521
1993#359711#2,64127
1992#328822#2,90923
1991#2761,007#2,82823
1990#2441,164#2,04936
1989#2141,267#1,76643
1988#2061,272#1,98932
1987#2051,310#1,73438
1986#1881,424#1,66238
1985#1821,477#1,79433
1984#1611,692#1,72333
1983#1551,836#1,63136
1982#1352,227#1,62237
1981#1272,271#1,37347
1980#1252,486#1,59337
1979#1052,881#1,19358
1978#863,484#1,43842
1977#773,711#1,28948
1976#634,443#1,21051
1975#565,033#1,02964
1974#505,587#97770
1973#445,996#1,14751
1972#367,380#97669
1971#397,955#1,08157
1970#3110,090#92674
1969#3010,556#83385
1968#2911,219#92062
1967#3610,416#86269
1966#3610,689#89565
1965#488,661#1,18941
1964#587,908#1,16144
1963#597,512#1,05252
1962#597,428#1,09149
1961#636,995#1,40632
1960#895,609#1,27338
1959#895,445#1,36033
1958#925,212#1,34533
1957#994,746#1,48728
1956#1004,617#1,44329
1955#934,768#1,61123
1954#894,763#1,55924
1953#1023,723#1,55124
1952#1103,406#1,51725
1951#1252,793#1,68320
1950#1282,500#1,65720
1949#1352,381#1,66720
1948#1591,799#2,44310
1947#1481,984#1,91616
1946#1871,375#1,81316
1945#206948#1,92613
1944#1871,159#2,30910
1943#210958#1,91015
1942#254728#2,26811
1941#534172#2,6568
1940#686102#2,4789
1939#93057—
1938#97253#2,08412
1937#1,04846—
1936#1,16537#2,4529
1935#1,24433—
1934#1,60322#3,6795
1933#1,36428#2,09312
1932#1,44827#2,31311
1931#3,2268#3,0957
1930#4,0476#2,17813
1929#2,73711#2,19913
1928#1,96119#2,04815
1927#2,33915#2,19314
1926#1,99719#1,91117
1925#2,93911#1,67921
1924#2,80912#1,83919
1923#2,73212#1,81619
1922#3,6558#2,14315
1921#3,6668#1,76620
1920#3,9577#1,64222
1919#3,8177#1,62421
1918#3,2449#1,90517
1917#3,3448#1,36226
1916#2,83310#1,41524
1915#4,2745#2,07013
1914—#1,68714
1913—#1,49713
1912—#2,5445
1911—#1,11710
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five girls were named Michele! It came in at #4,274, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1915, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Michele is popular in 1946

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedAKMaine: #171 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNHWashington: #146 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 771 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedIDMontana: #133 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 607 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #153 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,059 girlsMNIllinois: #125 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 737 girlsILWisconsin: #190 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsWIMichigan: #141 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 875 girlsMINew York: #113 for girls · 258 births · 1 in 514 girlsNYMassachusetts: #109 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 695 girlsMARhode Island: #133 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 781 girlsRIOregon: #155 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 851 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNVWyoming: #89 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 336 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #155 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 944 girlsSDIowa: #167 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,165 girlsIAIndiana: #170 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,215 girlsINOhio: #174 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsOHPennsylvania: #144 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 902 girlsPANew Jersey: #91 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 398 girlsNJConnecticut: #118 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 652 girlsCTCalifornia: #125 for girls · 172 births · 1 in 577 girlsCAUtah: #229 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,453 girlsUTColorado: #257 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,817 girlsCONebraska: #175 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsNEMissouri: #225 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,834 girlsMOKentucky: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,406 girlsKYWest Virginia: #286 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,429 girlsWVVirginia: #292 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,693 girlsVAMaryland: #193 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedDEArizona: #217 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNMKansas: #305 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,765 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedARTennessee: #490 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,215 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #177 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,068 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #364 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,028 girlsLAMississippi: #384 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,319 girlsMSAlabama: #460 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,904 girlsALGeorgia: #354 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,293 girlsGAHawaii: #217 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 955 girlsHITexas: #455 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,955 girlsTXFlorida: #215 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,218 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#89 · 1 in 336
  2. New Jersey#91 · 1 in 398
  3. Massachusetts#109 · 1 in 695
  4. New York#113 · 1 in 514
  5. Connecticut#118 · 1 in 652

Best ever in a state: #5 in Hawaii, 1966.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#8961 in 336
New Jersey#911041 in 398
Massachusetts#109641 in 695
New York#1132581 in 514
Connecticut#118271 in 652
California#1251721 in 577
Illinois#1251061 in 737
Montana#13381 in 607
Rhode Island#13391 in 781
Michigan#141711 in 875
Pennsylvania#1441101 in 902
Washington#146291 in 771
Minnesota#153281 in 1,059
Oregon#155151 in 851
South Dakota#15561 in 944
Iowa#167211 in 1,165
Indiana#170311 in 1,215
Maine#17181 in 1,050
Ohio#174581 in 1,325
Nebraska#17591 in 1,292
District of Columbia#177101 in 1,068
Wisconsin#190201 in 1,640
Maryland#193171 in 1,239
Florida#215201 in 1,218
Arizona#21771 in 1,028
Hawaii#21751 in 955
Missouri#225201 in 1,834
Utah#22951 in 1,453
Colorado#25771 in 1,817
West Virginia#28691 in 2,429
Virginia#292121 in 2,693
Kansas#30561 in 2,765
Georgia#354121 in 3,293
Louisiana#364101 in 3,028
Mississippi#38481 in 3,319
Kentucky#42561 in 5,406
Texas#455211 in 3,955
Alabama#46061 in 5,904
Tennessee#49051 in 7,215
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Michele
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 644 spots since 2024 (#4,114 → #4,758)
  • 753 spots since 2020 (#4,005 → #4,758)
  • 1,912 spots since 2015 (#2,846 → #4,758)
  • Biggest jump: 280 spots in 1942 (#534 → #254)
  • Biggest drop: 179 spots in 2002 (#860 → #1,039)
Rise & fade · girls
53 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 1968 at #29 (11,219 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 25 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 25 yrs · run 1954–1978
  • Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1938–2001
Share of babies · girls
1 in 146
  • Highest: 1 in 146 girls born in 1968 were named Michele (0.68%)
  • Latest: 1 in 57,402 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 39.0% of all girls named Michele (86,993) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s39#2,833 (1916)#3,502
1920s122#1,961 (1928)#2,879
1930s317#930 (1939)#1,705
1940s11,606#135 (1949)#271
1950s41,973#89 (1959)#103
1960s86,993#29 (1968)#51
1970s56,560#31 (1970)#59
1980s17,262#125 (1980)#170
1990s6,014#244 (1990)#500
2000s1,717#860 (2001)#1,416
2010s519#2,538 (2010)#3,331
2020s177#4,005 (2020)#4,666

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Michele in 1946

girls
#187
1,375 births · 1 in 1,143 girls
boys
#1,813
16 births · 1 in 101,501 boys

Top girls' names in 1946

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #187Michele1,375

Top boys' names in 1946

  1. #1James87,438
  2. #2Robert84,136
  3. #3John79,267
  4. #4William60,034
  5. #5Richard58,870
  6. #6David46,444
  7. #7Michael41,194
  8. #8Thomas38,877
  9. #9Charles38,215
  10. #10Ronald31,858
  11. #1,813Michele16
More about 1946

girls

1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 1,143 of them was named Michele, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Michele
  1. #184Ida1,389
  2. #185Toni1,386
  3. #186Emily1,379
  4. #187Michele1,375
  5. #188Bernadette1,321
  6. #189Lana1,300
  7. #190Harriet1,299
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,830Jacalyn#2,742 → #912
  2. ↑ 914Kimberly#1,621 → #707
  3. ↑ 615Suzette#1,032 → #417
  4. ↑ 538Randi#1,356 → #818
  5. ↑ 528Dayle#1,356 → #828
Fallers
  1. ↓ 335Oma#941 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 324Iola#824 → #1,148
  3. ↓ 324Artie#994 → #1,318
  4. ↓ 303Eartha#954 → #1,257
  5. ↓ 301Willia#830 → #1,131

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 101,501 of them was named Michele, which outranked 54.9% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Michele
  1. #1,759Winslow17
  2. #1,759Young17
  3. #1,759Zeb17
  4. #1,813Michele16
  5. #1,813Albino16
  6. #1,813Alexis16
  7. #1,813Alpha16
  8. #1,884Alferd15
  9. #1,884Alphonza15
  10. #1,884Ancil15

Tied with 70 names at #1,813; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 584Zachary#1,536 → #952
  2. ↑ 514Patric#1,494 → #980
  3. ↑ 385Kris#1,296 → #911
  4. ↑ 385Rich#1,296 → #911
  5. ↑ 380Furman#1,270 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Layton#971 → #1,440
  2. ↓ 438Farris#971 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 394Delano#558 → #952
  4. ↓ 312Leopoldo#864 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 290Rosevelt#927 → #1,217

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1946 →