Michele was a very popular girls' name that peaked at #29 in 1968 but is far less common today.
Michele is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,837 for girl births in the United States (and #8,386 across all names), given to 28 babies. Michele first appears in 1905 and peaked in 1968 (11,219 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | #4,837 | — |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | #4,179 | — |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | #5,339 | #8,692 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | #4,348 | #10,499 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | #5,690 | #9,395 |
| 2020 | 43 | 43 | #4,057 | #9,267 |
| 2019 | 38 | 38 | #4,862 | #8,010 |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | #4,529 | #9,368 |
| 2017 | 45 | 45 | #4,125 | #8,607 |
| 2016 | 73 | 73 | #2,853 | #6,593 |
| 2015 | 61 | 61 | #2,877 | — |
| 2014 | 53 | 53 | #3,356 | #13,386 |
| 2013 | 72 | 72 | #2,756 | #8,546 |
| 2012 | 72 | 72 | #2,825 | #7,942 |
| 2011 | 68 | 68 | #2,980 | #7,894 |
| 2010 | 82 | 82 | #2,556 | #7,953 |
| 2009 | 98 | 98 | #2,237 | #8,101 |
| 2008 | 111 | 111 | #2,090 | #6,648 |
| 2007 | 122 | 122 | #1,934 | #5,826 |
| 2006 | 160 | 160 | #1,485 | #7,263 |
| 2005 | 158 | 158 | #1,449 | #6,951 |
| 2004 | 214 | 214 | #1,159 | #4,719 |
| 2003 | 231 | 231 | #1,058 | #4,555 |
| 2002 | 227 | 227 | #1,040 | #4,142 |
| 2001 | 291 | 291 | #864 | #3,378 |
| 2000 | 269 | 269 | #891 | #3,718 |
| 1999 | 273 | 273 | #845 | #4,271 |
| 1998 | 315 | 315 | #732 | #4,335 |
| 1997 | 339 | — | #672 | #4,395 |
| 1996 | 412 | — | #579 | #4,322 |
| 1995 | 488 | — | #516 | #3,796 |
| 1994 | 584 | — | #453 | #3,296 |
| 1993 | 738 | — | #359 | #2,671 |
| 1992 | 845 | — | #329 | #2,970 |
| 1991 | 1,030 | — | #276 | #2,886 |
| 1990 | 1,200 | — | #244 | #2,066 |
| 1989 | 1,310 | — | #214 | #1,784 |
| 1988 | 1,304 | — | #206 | #2,021 |
| 1987 | 1,348 | — | #205 | #1,747 |
| 1986 | 1,462 | — | #188 | #1,681 |
| 1985 | 1,510 | — | #182 | #1,824 |
| 1984 | 1,725 | — | #161 | #1,752 |
| 1983 | 1,872 | — | #155 | #1,644 |
| 1982 | 2,264 | — | #135 | #1,637 |
| 1981 | 2,318 | — | #127 | #1,386 |
| 1980 | 2,523 | — | #126 | #1,610 |
| 1979 | 2,939 | — | #105 | #1,203 |
| 1978 | 3,526 | — | #86 | #1,448 |
| 1977 | 3,759 | — | #77 | #1,308 |
| 1976 | 4,494 | — | #63 | #1,220 |
| 1975 | 5,097 | — | #56 | #1,037 |
| 1974 | 5,657 | — | #50 | #985 |
| 1973 | 6,047 | — | #44 | #1,159 |
| 1972 | 7,449 | — | #36 | #982 |
| 1971 | 8,012 | — | #39 | #1,088 |
| 1970 | 10,164 | — | #31 | #930 |
| 1969 | 10,641 | — | #30 | #835 |
| 1968 | 11,281 | — | #29 | #926 |
| 1967 | 10,485 | — | #36 | #866 |
| 1966 | 10,754 | — | #36 | #900 |
| 1965 | 8,702 | — | #48 | #1,199 |
| 1964 | 7,952 | — | #58 | #1,170 |
| 1963 | 7,564 | — | #59 | #1,062 |
| 1962 | 7,477 | — | #59 | #1,102 |
| 1961 | 7,027 | — | #63 | #1,425 |
| 1960 | 5,647 | — | #89 | #1,287 |
| 1959 | 5,478 | — | #89 | #1,379 |
| 1958 | 5,245 | — | #92 | #1,360 |
| 1957 | 4,774 | — | #99 | #1,504 |
| 1956 | 4,646 | — | #100 | #1,472 |
| 1955 | 4,791 | — | #93 | #1,631 |
| 1954 | 4,787 | — | #89 | #1,585 |
| 1953 | 3,747 | — | #102 | #1,572 |
| 1952 | 3,431 | — | #110 | #1,537 |
| 1951 | 2,813 | — | #125 | #1,714 |
| 1950 | 2,520 | — | #128 | #1,688 |
| 1949 | 2,401 | — | #135 | #1,692 |
| 1948 | 1,809 | — | #159 | #2,559 |
| 1947 | 2,000 | — | #148 | #1,966 |
| 1946 | 1,391 | — | #187 | #1,866 |
| 1945 | 961 | — | #206 | #1,988 |
| 1944 | 1,169 | — | #187 | #2,415 |
| 1943 | 973 | — | #210 | #1,965 |
| 1942 | 739 | — | #255 | #2,346 |
| 1941 | 180 | — | #535 | #2,808 |
| 1940 | 111 | — | #692 | #2,614 |
| 1939 | 57 | — | #934 | — |
| 1938 | 65 | — | #983 | #2,147 |
| 1937 | 46 | — | #1,058 | — |
| 1936 | 46 | — | #1,179 | #2,565 |
| 1935 | 33 | — | #1,255 | — |
| 1934 | 27 | — | #1,637 | #4,033 |
| 1933 | 40 | — | #1,391 | #2,180 |
| 1932 | 38 | — | #1,477 | #2,415 |
| 1931 | 15 | — | #3,409 | #3,297 |
| 1930 | 19 | — | #4,396 | #2,258 |
| 1929 | 24 | — | #2,863 | #2,281 |
| 1928 | 34 | — | #1,999 | #2,123 |
| 1927 | 29 | — | #2,404 | #2,257 |
| 1926 | 36 | — | #2,052 | #1,961 |
| 1925 | 32 | — | #3,068 | #1,724 |
| 1924 | 31 | — | #2,920 | #1,876 |
| 1923 | 31 | — | #2,862 | #1,848 |
| 1922 | 23 | — | #3,900 | #2,205 |
| 1921 | 28 | — | #3,911 | #1,805 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | #4,275 | #1,676 |
| 1919 | 28 | — | #4,114 | #1,675 |
| 1918 | 26 | — | #3,429 | #1,966 |
| 1917 | 34 | — | #3,599 | #1,384 |
| 1916 | 34 | — | #2,963 | #1,452 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | #4,753 | #2,138 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | — | #1,744 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | — | #1,558 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,789 |
| 1911 | 10 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,362 |