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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNHWashington: #301 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #336 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,398 girlsMNIllinois: #260 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsILWisconsin: #324 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,308 girlsWIMichigan: #293 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsMINew York: #180 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsNYMassachusetts: #263 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,495 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedRIOregon: #463 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,709 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedSDIowa: #417 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,055 girlsIAIndiana: #308 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,078 girlsINOhio: #313 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,265 girlsOHPennsylvania: #192 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsPANew Jersey: #115 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 549 girlsNJConnecticut: #160 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 893 girlsCTCalifornia: #365 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNEMissouri: #338 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,379 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsWVVirginia: #383 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsVAMaryland: #193 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,120 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedDEArizona: #560 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,274 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedNMKansas: #360 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,223 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedARTennessee: #551 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,250 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #447 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,320 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #568 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,777 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #624 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,949 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: fewer than 5 girls named Michele, so not publishedHITexas: #570 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,931 girlsTXFlorida: #374 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,503 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#115 · 1 in 549
  2. Connecticut#160 · 1 in 893
  3. New York#180 · 1 in 1,037
  4. Pennsylvania#192 · 1 in 1,070
  5. Maryland#193 · 1 in 1,120

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#115831 in 549
Connecticut#160201 in 893
New York#1801121 in 1,037
Pennsylvania#192641 in 1,070
Maryland#193241 in 1,120
West Virginia#24261 in 1,394
Illinois#260511 in 1,476
Massachusetts#263241 in 1,495
Michigan#293291 in 1,968
Washington#301181 in 1,710
Indiana#308161 in 2,078
Ohio#313301 in 2,265
Wisconsin#324121 in 2,308
Minnesota#336111 in 2,398
Missouri#338131 in 2,379
Kansas#36061 in 2,223
California#3651251 in 2,054
Florida#374301 in 2,503
Virginia#383141 in 2,607
Iowa#41751 in 3,055
North Carolina#447121 in 3,320
Oregon#46361 in 2,709
Tennessee#55171 in 4,250
Arizona#56081 in 3,274
South Carolina#56851 in 3,777
Texas#570351 in 3,931
Louisiana#62461 in 3,949
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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 1992

girls
#328
822 births · 1 in 2,243 girls
boys
#2,909
23 births · 1 in 86,844 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #328Michele822

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #2,909Michele23
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 2,243 of them was named Michele, which outranked 97.9% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Michele
  1. #325Kristy838
  2. #326Helen828
  3. #327Kari823
  4. #328Michele822
  5. #328Mia822
  6. #330Regina814
  7. #331Sonia812
  8. #332Tasha807

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 86,844 of them was named Michele, which outranked 70.4% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Michele
  1. #2,834Tyvon24
  2. #2,834Victoria24
  3. #2,834Ward24
  4. #2,909Michele23
  5. #2,909Akshay23
  6. #2,909Amaury23
  7. #2,909Arie23
  8. #2,999Abdallah22
  9. #2,999Aditya22
  10. #2,999Ajani22

Tied with 89 names at #2,909; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →