Names / Girl names
Michele
Current rank
#4,837
holding steady
All-time peak
#29
in 1968
First recorded
1905
in U.S. data
Children named
226,000
since 1905
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #29 in 1968 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Is a masculine name (pronounced. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1905. Its strongest year was 1968, at #29 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 226,000 have carried it since records began.