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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #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 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedAKMaine: #176 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,151 girlsMEVermont: #89 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 385 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #98 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 488 girlsNHWashington: #152 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 827 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #137 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 748 girlsNDMinnesota: #130 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 799 girlsMNIllinois: #121 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 665 girlsILWisconsin: #194 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,712 girlsWIMichigan: #125 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 764 girlsMINew York: #88 for girls · 371 births · 1 in 381 girlsNYMassachusetts: #110 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 621 girlsMARhode Island: #105 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 483 girlsRIOregon: #176 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,135 girlsORNevada: #35 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 123 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedSDIowa: #179 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsIAIndiana: #239 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,162 girlsINOhio: #144 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 914 girlsOHPennsylvania: #120 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 618 girlsPANew Jersey: #76 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 325 girlsNJConnecticut: #83 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 363 girlsCTCalifornia: #112 for girls · 213 births · 1 in 523 girlsCAUtah: #237 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsUTColorado: #279 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsCONebraska: #170 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,307 girlsNEMissouri: #159 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsMOKentucky: #302 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,671 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedWVVirginia: #265 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,094 girlsVAMaryland: #142 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 751 girlsMDDelaware: #111 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 474 girlsDEArizona: #210 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNMKansas: #248 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedARTennessee: #521 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,599 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #539 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,383 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,583 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #137 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 695 girlsDCOklahoma: #233 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsOKLouisiana: #387 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,231 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedGAHawaii: #172 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 664 girlsHITexas: #429 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,518 girlsTXFlorida: #230 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#35 · 1 in 123
  2. New Jersey#76 · 1 in 325
  3. Connecticut#83 · 1 in 363
  4. New York#88 · 1 in 381
  5. Vermont#89 · 1 in 385

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#3591 in 123
New Jersey#761321 in 325
Connecticut#83491 in 363
New York#883711 in 381
Vermont#8991 in 385
New Hampshire#98111 in 488
Rhode Island#105151 in 483
Massachusetts#110741 in 621
Delaware#11161 in 474
California#1122131 in 523
Pennsylvania#1201681 in 618
Illinois#1211261 in 665
Michigan#125911 in 764
Minnesota#130401 in 799
District of Columbia#137161 in 695
North Dakota#13791 in 748
Maryland#142301 in 751
Ohio#144931 in 914
Washington#152301 in 827
Missouri#159341 in 1,144
Nebraska#170101 in 1,307
Hawaii#17281 in 664
Maine#17681 in 1,151
Oregon#176131 in 1,135
Iowa#179191 in 1,402
Wisconsin#194211 in 1,712
Arizona#21081 in 1,086
Florida#230181 in 1,488
Oklahoma#233131 in 1,664
Utah#23761 in 1,383
Indiana#239191 in 2,162
Kansas#24891 in 1,954
Virginia#265171 in 2,094
Colorado#27971 in 2,072
Kentucky#302131 in 2,671
Louisiana#387101 in 3,231
South Carolina#42561 in 4,583
Texas#429261 in 3,518
Tennessee#52151 in 7,599
North Carolina#53961 in 8,383
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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 1948

girls
#159
1,799 births · 1 in 944 girls
boys
#2,443
10 births · 1 in 175,462 boys

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #159Michele1,799

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #2,443Michele10
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 944 of them was named Michele, which outranked 97.4% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Michele
  1. #155Priscilla1,847
  2. #157Audrey1,839
  3. #158Angela1,801
  4. #159Michele1,799
  5. #160Clara1,793
  6. #161Colleen1,783
  7. #162Eva1,775
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

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

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 175,462 of them was named Michele, which outranked 41.8% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Michele
  1. #2,326Woodroe11
  2. #2,326Yvonne11
  3. #2,326Zeb11
  4. #2,443Michele10
  5. #2,443Algernon10
  6. #2,443Alvan10
  7. #2,443Alyn10
  8. #2,608Adron9
  9. #2,608Alejo9
  10. #2,608Alger9

Tied with 164 names at #2,443; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Arnulfo#1,316 → #802
  2. ↑ 422Lucio#1,394 → #972
  3. ↑ 377Isidro#1,190 → #813
  4. ↑ 363Shawn#923 → #560
  5. ↑ 331Aurelio#1,233 → #902
Fallers
  1. ↓ 400Marshal#1,000 → #1,400
  2. ↓ 390Robby#906 → #1,296
  3. ↓ 333Frances#923 → #1,256
  4. ↓ 324Deane#836 → #1,160
  5. ↓ 321Lenwood#975 → #1,296

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

See the top 100 for 1948 →