Michelle remains a common girls' name (#465 in 2025), down from a peak of #2 in 1968.
Michelle is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #465 for girl births in the United States (and #944 across all names), given to 661 babies. Michelle first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1969 (34,319 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 661 | 661 | #465 | — |
| 2024 | 775 | 775 | #409 | — |
| 2023 | 766 | 766 | #401 | — |
| 2022 | 827 | 827 | #377 | — |
| 2021 | 799 | 799 | #395 | — |
| 2020 | 923 | 923 | #336 | — |
| 2019 | 1,144 | 1,144 | #292 | — |
| 2018 | 1,249 | 1,249 | #263 | — |
| 2017 | 1,429 | 1,429 | #217 | — |
| 2016 | 1,562 | 1,567 | #209 | — |
| 2015 | 1,706 | 1,706 | #192 | — |
| 2014 | 1,751 | 1,758 | #188 | — |
| 2013 | 1,892 | 1,904 | #168 | — |
| 2012 | 1,935 | 1,945 | #162 | — |
| 2011 | 2,190 | 2,199 | #144 | #7,895 |
| 2010 | 2,519 | 2,527 | #125 | #8,569 |
| 2009 | 3,084 | 3,105 | #104 | #11,968 |
| 2008 | 3,354 | 3,381 | #101 | #7,547 |
| 2007 | 3,604 | 3,628 | #94 | #9,458 |
| 2006 | 4,101 | 4,144 | #81 | #7,264 |
| 2005 | 4,323 | 4,350 | #74 | #6,952 |
| 2004 | 4,736 | 4,784 | #66 | #5,175 |
| 2003 | 4,888 | 4,939 | #62 | #5,189 |
| 2002 | 4,967 | 5,025 | #58 | #4,638 |
| 2001 | 5,052 | 5,108 | #59 | #4,234 |
| 2000 | 5,569 | 5,649 | #52 | #3,495 |
| 1999 | 5,318 | 5,427 | #56 | #4,692 |
| 1998 | 5,579 | 5,699 | #55 | #4,131 |
| 1997 | 5,715 | — | #55 | #3,547 |
| 1996 | 6,629 | — | #47 | #2,518 |
| 1995 | 7,427 | — | #41 | #2,281 |
| 1994 | 8,674 | — | #33 | #2,284 |
| 1993 | 10,242 | — | #31 | #1,760 |
| 1992 | 11,555 | — | #25 | #1,898 |
| 1991 | 12,267 | — | #22 | #1,584 |
| 1990 | 13,481 | — | #22 | #1,526 |
| 1989 | 13,468 | — | #22 | #1,108 |
| 1988 | 13,399 | — | #21 | #1,334 |
| 1987 | 13,108 | — | #21 | #1,121 |
| 1986 | 13,384 | — | #23 | #1,034 |
| 1985 | 14,041 | — | #22 | #1,132 |
| 1984 | 15,578 | — | #17 | #1,006 |
| 1983 | 16,920 | — | #13 | #976 |
| 1982 | 17,845 | — | #11 | #1,017 |
| 1981 | 17,877 | — | #11 | #918 |
| 1980 | 19,219 | — | #10 | #897 |
| 1979 | 19,341 | — | #10 | #1,025 |
| 1978 | 18,940 | — | #9 | #949 |
| 1977 | 19,622 | — | #7 | #948 |
| 1976 | 19,633 | — | #6 | #919 |
| 1975 | 22,778 | — | #6 | #781 |
| 1974 | 25,935 | — | #3 | #773 |
| 1973 | 27,051 | — | #3 | #747 |
| 1972 | 29,420 | — | #2 | #690 |
| 1971 | 33,310 | — | #2 | #677 |
| 1970 | 34,172 | — | #4 | #735 |
| 1969 | 34,457 | — | #2 | #675 |
| 1968 | 33,353 | — | #2 | #662 |
| 1967 | 30,937 | — | #3 | #708 |
| 1966 | 27,252 | — | #4 | #760 |
| 1965 | 16,268 | — | #18 | #1,015 |
| 1964 | 16,223 | — | #23 | #1,184 |
| 1963 | 14,428 | — | #26 | #1,158 |
| 1962 | 13,387 | — | #31 | #1,357 |
| 1961 | 12,782 | — | #34 | #1,243 |
| 1960 | 9,922 | — | #39 | #1,511 |
| 1959 | 8,793 | — | #47 | #2,019 |
| 1958 | 7,478 | — | #56 | #1,821 |
| 1957 | 5,998 | — | #79 | #2,069 |
| 1956 | 5,342 | — | #88 | #2,146 |
| 1955 | 4,538 | — | #97 | #2,395 |
| 1954 | 4,443 | — | #94 | #2,554 |
| 1953 | 3,640 | — | #107 | #2,842 |
| 1952 | 2,888 | — | #124 | #3,285 |
| 1951 | 2,143 | — | #151 | #2,602 |
| 1950 | 1,633 | — | #174 | — |
| 1949 | 1,254 | — | #213 | #3,577 |
| 1948 | 1,049 | — | #230 | #4,015 |
| 1947 | 919 | — | #248 | #4,085 |
| 1946 | 760 | — | #263 | #3,849 |
| 1945 | 499 | — | #307 | — |
| 1944 | 405 | — | #341 | — |
| 1943 | 370 | — | #375 | — |
| 1942 | 233 | — | #483 | — |
| 1941 | 133 | — | #612 | — |
| 1940 | 92 | — | #728 | — |
| 1939 | 59 | — | #921 | — |
| 1938 | 55 | — | #963 | — |
| 1937 | 36 | — | #1,217 | — |
| 1936 | 29 | — | #1,367 | — |
| 1935 | 27 | — | #1,435 | — |
| 1934 | 24 | — | #1,536 | — |
| 1933 | 28 | — | #1,392 | — |
| 1932 | 10 | — | #2,979 | — |
| 1931 | 12 | — | #2,529 | — |
| 1930 | 13 | — | #2,514 | — |
| 1929 | 15 | — | #2,269 | — |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #3,092 | — |
| 1927 | 12 | — | #2,805 | — |
| 1926 | 11 | — | #2,989 | — |
| 1925 | 14 | — | #2,572 | — |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #3,094 | — |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,787 | — |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,578 | — |
| 1920 | 9 | — | #3,522 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #4,115 | — |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #5,344 | — |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,754 | — |