Michell is an uncommon variant of Michelle that peaked in 1971 and has since faded.
Michell is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,744 for girl births in the United States (and #21,318 across all names), given to 7 babies. Michell was first reported in SSA data in 1926 and peaked in 1971 (290 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,744 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #10,016 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #11,849 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #13,137 | — |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #13,062 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #10,836 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #17,216 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #17,352 | — |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | #9,165 | — |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #9,250 | — |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #7,495 | — |
| 2014 | 27 | 27 | #5,121 | — |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | #4,394 | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #5,360 | — |
| 2011 | 37 | 37 | #4,045 | — |
| 2010 | 44 | 44 | #4,271 | #8,568 |
| 2009 | 59 | 59 | #2,957 | — |
| 2008 | 80 | 80 | #2,571 | #10,653 |
| 2007 | 90 | 90 | #2,209 | — |
| 2006 | 90 | 90 | #2,161 | — |
| 2005 | 73 | 73 | #2,425 | — |
| 2004 | 84 | 84 | #2,149 | — |
| 2003 | 87 | 87 | #2,058 | — |
| 2002 | 64 | 64 | #2,661 | #10,233 |
| 2001 | 86 | 86 | #2,086 | #10,107 |
| 2000 | 100 | 105 | #1,841 | #9,899 |
| 1999 | 70 | 75 | #2,391 | #7,631 |
| 1998 | 48 | 48 | #2,789 | — |
| 1997 | 73 | — | #2,250 | #5,169 |
| 1996 | 55 | — | #2,613 | #7,701 |
| 1995 | 77 | — | #1,969 | #7,530 |
| 1994 | 81 | — | #1,901 | #8,438 |
| 1993 | 94 | — | #1,689 | #9,675 |
| 1992 | 77 | — | #2,148 | #4,259 |
| 1991 | 89 | — | #1,890 | #4,158 |
| 1990 | 114 | — | #1,539 | #4,117 |
| 1989 | 101 | — | #1,581 | #4,434 |
| 1988 | 100 | — | #1,546 | #3,643 |
| 1987 | 102 | — | #1,414 | #5,285 |
| 1986 | 94 | — | #1,532 | #3,376 |
| 1985 | 103 | — | #1,380 | #4,563 |
| 1984 | 120 | — | #1,196 | #4,115 |
| 1983 | 121 | — | #1,147 | #6,955 |
| 1982 | 153 | — | #1,056 | #2,928 |
| 1981 | 153 | — | #990 | #6,935 |
| 1980 | 132 | — | #1,102 | #5,989 |
| 1979 | 152 | — | #1,028 | #2,979 |
| 1978 | 151 | — | #979 | #4,055 |
| 1977 | 168 | — | #897 | #4,053 |
| 1976 | 191 | — | #785 | #3,907 |
| 1975 | 244 | — | #654 | #3,369 |
| 1974 | 268 | — | #622 | #2,426 |
| 1973 | 264 | — | #608 | #3,612 |
| 1972 | 261 | — | #617 | #3,524 |
| 1971 | 296 | — | #596 | #4,741 |
| 1970 | 295 | — | #620 | #2,036 |
| 1969 | 286 | — | #603 | #2,377 |
| 1968 | 259 | — | #612 | #2,538 |
| 1967 | 285 | — | #577 | #2,432 |
| 1966 | 198 | — | #727 | #2,300 |
| 1965 | 146 | — | #849 | #3,452 |
| 1964 | 144 | — | #916 | #2,379 |
| 1963 | 137 | — | #957 | #2,273 |
| 1962 | 128 | — | #1,029 | #1,939 |
| 1961 | 95 | — | #1,198 | #3,035 |
| 1960 | 103 | — | #1,158 | #2,279 |
| 1959 | 89 | — | #1,240 | #2,265 |
| 1958 | 56 | — | #1,647 | #2,333 |
| 1957 | 56 | — | #1,567 | #3,176 |
| 1956 | 34 | — | #2,036 | #4,296 |
| 1955 | 42 | — | #2,008 | #2,280 |
| 1954 | 42 | — | #1,820 | #2,886 |
| 1953 | 22 | — | #3,050 | #3,070 |
| 1952 | 30 | — | #2,245 | #3,023 |
| 1951 | 15 | — | #2,774 | — |
| 1950 | 18 | — | #4,208 | #2,532 |
| 1949 | 17 | — | #3,547 | #3,205 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | #4,106 | #2,940 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | #5,855 | #2,804 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | #3,371 | — |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,210 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,597 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,608 |