Michel is an established variant of Michael that peaked in 1957 and has since faded.
Michel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,642 among boys (22) and #10,637 among girls (9) — overall #7,831 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | #10,637 | #4,642 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | #7,479 | #3,662 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | #9,409 | #4,082 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | #13,136 | #4,532 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | #13,061 | #4,190 |
| 2020 | 33 | 33 | #13,038 | #3,991 |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | #17,215 | #4,071 |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | #15,048 | #3,956 |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | #11,319 | #3,641 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | #15,602 | #4,884 |
| 2015 | 54 | 54 | #8,781 | #2,897 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | #9,952 | #3,979 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,103 |
| 2012 | 52 | 52 | #7,066 | #3,282 |
| 2011 | 67 | 67 | #6,770 | #2,576 |
| 2010 | 71 | 71 | #4,930 | #2,856 |
| 2009 | 110 | 110 | #3,116 | #2,373 |
| 2008 | 96 | 96 | #3,688 | #2,453 |
| 2007 | 111 | 111 | #3,115 | #2,359 |
| 2006 | 138 | 138 | #2,477 | #2,093 |
| 2005 | 121 | 121 | #2,662 | #2,157 |
| 2004 | 130 | 130 | #2,668 | #1,824 |
| 2003 | 129 | 129 | #2,482 | #1,881 |
| 2002 | 108 | 108 | #2,628 | #2,184 |
| 2001 | 112 | 112 | #2,836 | #1,859 |
| 2000 | 115 | 115 | #2,767 | #1,776 |
| 1999 | 123 | 123 | #2,632 | #1,588 |
| 1998 | 95 | 95 | #3,798 | #1,636 |
| 1997 | 122 | — | #3,134 | #1,342 |
| 1996 | 120 | — | #2,498 | #1,472 |
| 1995 | 118 | — | #2,445 | #1,486 |
| 1994 | 133 | — | #2,612 | #1,271 |
| 1993 | 121 | — | #2,756 | #1,303 |
| 1992 | 131 | — | #2,672 | #1,227 |
| 1991 | 149 | — | #2,284 | #1,153 |
| 1990 | 171 | — | #2,935 | #894 |
| 1989 | 174 | — | #2,508 | #896 |
| 1988 | 143 | — | #3,133 | #909 |
| 1987 | 151 | — | #3,071 | #857 |
| 1986 | 163 | — | #2,495 | #820 |
| 1985 | 141 | — | #2,577 | #896 |
| 1984 | 163 | — | #2,451 | #777 |
| 1983 | 170 | — | #2,063 | #798 |
| 1982 | 209 | — | #1,545 | #765 |
| 1981 | 164 | — | #1,821 | #879 |
| 1980 | 151 | — | #1,926 | #917 |
| 1979 | 181 | — | #2,010 | #763 |
| 1978 | 181 | — | #1,718 | #771 |
| 1977 | 195 | — | #1,893 | #714 |
| 1976 | 192 | — | #1,431 | #767 |
| 1975 | 203 | — | #1,616 | #698 |
| 1974 | 183 | — | #1,699 | #722 |
| 1973 | 200 | — | #1,537 | #676 |
| 1972 | 213 | — | #1,499 | #658 |
| 1971 | 238 | — | #1,436 | #642 |
| 1970 | 256 | — | #1,254 | #628 |
| 1969 | 248 | — | #1,200 | #617 |
| 1968 | 249 | — | #1,229 | #584 |
| 1967 | 240 | — | #1,294 | #581 |
| 1966 | 274 | — | #1,127 | #562 |
| 1965 | 262 | — | #1,402 | #541 |
| 1964 | 254 | — | #1,490 | #565 |
| 1963 | 299 | — | #1,346 | #524 |
| 1962 | 255 | — | #1,522 | #558 |
| 1961 | 308 | — | #1,545 | #499 |
| 1960 | 323 | — | #1,477 | #487 |
| 1959 | 273 | — | #1,635 | #521 |
| 1958 | 267 | — | #1,694 | #516 |
| 1957 | 325 | — | #1,698 | #458 |
| 1956 | 265 | — | #1,653 | #507 |
| 1955 | 275 | — | #1,764 | #475 |
| 1954 | 272 | — | #1,902 | #469 |
| 1953 | 277 | — | #1,727 | #459 |
| 1952 | 254 | — | #1,811 | #467 |
| 1951 | 236 | — | #1,912 | #470 |
| 1950 | 219 | — | #1,896 | #484 |
| 1949 | 197 | — | #1,760 | #518 |
| 1948 | 158 | — | #1,990 | #578 |
| 1947 | 177 | — | #1,684 | #565 |
| 1946 | 148 | — | #2,134 | #569 |
| 1945 | 98 | — | #1,816 | #702 |
| 1944 | 82 | — | #2,725 | #744 |
| 1943 | 96 | — | #2,055 | #739 |
| 1942 | 97 | — | #1,619 | #773 |
| 1941 | 46 | — | — | #948 |
| 1940 | 37 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1939 | 39 | — | #4,727 | #1,116 |
| 1938 | 34 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1937 | 23 | — | — | #1,432 |
| 1936 | 18 | — | — | #1,623 |
| 1935 | 25 | — | — | #1,386 |
| 1934 | 18 | — | — | #1,714 |
| 1933 | 27 | — | — | #1,298 |
| 1932 | 19 | — | — | #1,695 |
| 1931 | 24 | — | — | #1,445 |
| 1930 | 27 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1929 | 28 | — | — | #1,366 |
| 1928 | 26 | — | — | #1,474 |
| 1927 | 31 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1926 | 22 | — | — | #1,642 |
| 1925 | 31 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1924 | 24 | — | — | #1,612 |
| 1923 | 29 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1922 | 31 | — | — | #1,324 |
| 1921 | 31 | — | — | #1,350 |
| 1920 | 28 | — | — | #1,410 |
| 1919 | 29 | — | — | #1,339 |
| 1918 | 34 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | — | #1,789 |
| 1916 | 27 | — | — | #1,321 |
| 1915 | 24 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1914 | 21 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1913 | 17 | — | — | #1,299 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | — | #1,591 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,529 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,316 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #897 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | — | #984 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,255 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | — | #691 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #922 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,060 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | — | #796 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | — | #878 |