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Michele

mee-SHELL /miˈʃɛl/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025 (girls)
#4,758 (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025 (girls)
28 (<0.01% of girls)
As a boy name
Last recorded 2023 (#8,255)Peak #833 in 1969
Trend (girls)
Slipping #4,005 in 2020 #4,758 in 2025
Peak (girls)
#29 in 1968
First recorded
1905 (as a boy name; 1915 as a girl name)

Meaning of Michele

Michele, a unisex derivative of the Hebrew name Michael—literally “who is like God”—straddles linguistic and cultural boundaries with ease: whether uttered in Italian (mee-KEH-leh) with its sunlit warmth or in American English (mee-SHELL) with crisp modernity reminiscent of mid-century streetscapes. Embraced equally by boys and girls, the name has witnessed undulating popularity in the United States: peaking in the 1960s before subsiding and enjoying modest revivals in recent decades, a pattern that speaks to its enduring adaptability. After all, few names can boast a lineage spanning archangels, Renaissance masters and pop-culture icons without missing a step. Rich in historical and artistic associations, Michele offers parents an analytical blend of heritage and contemporary flair—a name that feels at once timeless and quietly avant-garde.

How to pronounce Michele

English

Italian

Popularity of Michele in the U.S.

Michele was the #4,758 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 28 babies. It peaked at #29 in 1968. It first appears in the records in 1905, as a boy name, and was last recorded as one in 2023, at #8,255.

Bar and line chart: Michele in the U.S., 1915–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 11,219 in 1968 and 28 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #29 in 1968, #4,758 in 2025.
  • Girls named Michele (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1915–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Girls year by year, 1915⁠–⁠2025 111 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025284,758▼ 644
2024354,114▲ 1,134
2023245,248▼ 953
2022334,295▲ 1,278
2021225,573▼ 1,568
2020354,005▲ 768
2019284,773▼ 315
2018314,458▼ 392
2017364,066▼ 1,237
2016602,829▲ 17
2015612,846▲ 480
2014483,326▼ 600
2013632,726▲ 79
2012622,805▲ 140
2011582,945▼ 407
2010722,538▼ 311
2009882,227▼ 149
2008982,078▼ 149
20071071,929▼ 449
20061491,480▼ 36
20051471,444▼ 292
20041961,152▼ 95
20032131,057▼ 18
20022071,039▼ 179
2001265860▲ 31
2000247891▼ 46
1999256845▼ 116
1998299729▼ 58
1997324671▼ 92
1996397579▼ 64
1995471515▼ 63
1994563452▼ 93
1993711359▼ 31
1992822328▼ 52
19911,007276▼ 32
19901,164244▼ 30
19891,267214▼ 8
19881,272206▼ 1
19871,310205▼ 17
19861,424188▼ 6
19851,477182▼ 21
19841,692161▼ 6
19831,836155▼ 20
19822,227135▼ 8
19812,271127▼ 2
19802,486125▼ 20
19792,881105▼ 19
19783,48486▼ 9
19773,71177▼ 14
19764,44363▼ 7
19755,03356▼ 6
19745,58750▼ 6
19735,99644▼ 8
19727,38036▲ 3
19717,95539▼ 8
197010,09031▼ 1
196910,55630▼ 1
196811,21929▲ 7
196710,41636–
196610,68936▲ 12
19658,66148▲ 10
19647,90858▲ 1
19637,51259–
19627,42859▲ 4
19616,99563▲ 26
19605,60989–
19595,44589▲ 3
19585,21292▲ 7
19574,74699▲ 1
19564,617100▼ 7
19554,76893▼ 4
19544,76389▲ 13
19533,723102▲ 8
19523,406110▲ 15
19512,793125▲ 3
19502,500128▲ 7
19492,381135▲ 24
19481,799159▼ 11
19471,984148▲ 39
19461,375187▲ 19
1945948206▼ 19
19441,159187▲ 23
1943958210▲ 44
1942728254▲ 280
1941172534▲ 152
1940102686▲ 244
193957930▲ 42
193853972▲ 76
1937461,048▲ 117
1936371,165▲ 79
1935331,244▲ 359
1934221,603▼ 239
1933281,364▲ 84
1932271,448▲ 1,778
193183,226▲ 821
193064,047▼ 1,310
1929112,737▼ 776
1928191,961▲ 378
1927152,339▼ 342
1926191,997▲ 942
1925112,939▼ 130
1924122,809▼ 77
1923122,732▲ 923
192283,655▲ 11
192183,666▲ 291
192073,957▼ 140
191973,817▼ 573
191893,244▲ 100
191783,344▼ 511
1916102,833▲ 1,441
191554,274new

Boys year by year, 1905⁠–⁠2023 110 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
202398,255▲ 1,568
202279,823▼ 998
202188,825▼ 86
202088,739▼ 1,096
2019107,643▲ 1,176
201888,819▼ 679
201798,140▼ 1,791
2016136,349back
2014512,108▼ 3,990
201398,118▼ 559
2012107,559▼ 57
2011107,502▲ 89
2010107,591▲ 101
2009107,692▼ 1,299
2008136,393▼ 732
2007155,661▲ 1,243
2006116,904▼ 270
2005116,634▼ 2,032
2004184,602▼ 176
2003184,426▼ 382
2002204,044▼ 723
2001263,321▲ 319
2000223,640▲ 522
1999174,162▲ 35
1998164,197▲ 49
1997154,246▼ 61
1996154,185▼ 492
1995173,693▼ 478
1994213,215▼ 574
1993272,641▲ 268
1992232,909▼ 81
1991232,828▼ 779
1990362,049▼ 283
1989431,766▲ 223
1988321,989▼ 255
1987381,734▼ 72
1986381,662▲ 132
1985331,794▼ 71
1984331,723▼ 92
1983361,631▼ 9
1982371,622▼ 249
1981471,373▲ 220
1980371,593▼ 400
1979581,193▲ 245
1978421,438▼ 149
1977481,289▼ 79
1976511,210▼ 181
1975641,029▼ 52
197470977▲ 170
1973511,147▼ 171
197269976▲ 105
1971571,081▼ 155
197074926▼ 93
196985833▲ 87
196862920▼ 58
196769862▲ 33
196665895▲ 294
1965411,189▼ 28
1964441,161▼ 109
1963521,052▲ 39
1962491,091▲ 315
1961321,406▼ 133
1960381,273▲ 87
1959331,360▼ 15
1958331,345▲ 142
1957281,487▼ 44
1956291,443▲ 168
1955231,611▼ 52
1954241,559▼ 8
1953241,551▼ 34
1952251,517▲ 166
1951201,683▼ 26
1950201,657▲ 10
1949201,667▲ 776
1948102,443▼ 527
1947161,916▼ 103
1946161,813▲ 113
1945131,926▲ 383
1944102,309▼ 399
1943151,910▲ 358
1942112,268▲ 388
194182,656▼ 178
194092,478back
1938122,084back
193692,452back
193453,679▼ 1,586
1933122,093▲ 220
1932112,313▲ 782
193173,095▼ 917
1930132,178▲ 21
1929132,199▼ 151
1928152,048▲ 145
1927142,193▼ 282
1926171,911▼ 232
1925211,679▲ 160
1924191,839▼ 23
1923191,816▲ 327
1922152,143▼ 377
1921201,766▼ 124
1920221,642▼ 18
1919211,624▲ 281
1918171,905▼ 543
1917261,362▲ 53
1916241,415▲ 655
1915132,070▼ 383
1914141,687▼ 190
1913131,497▲ 1,047
191252,544▼ 1,427
1911101,117back
190551,233new

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