Names / Girl names
Michelle
Current rank
#465
and easing
All-time peak
#2
in 1969
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
819,700
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2 in 1969 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Michelle is a girls' name that first shows up in 1915. Today it sits at #465 and is slowly cooling. It topped out in 1969 at #2. Over 819,700 have carried it since records began.