Michele
#4,758 for girls in 2025, 28 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #8,255
Given to girls 98.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1968 · 11,219 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 25 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 223,299since 1915
Michele over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,758 | 28 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,114 | 35 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,248 | 24 | #8,255 | 9 |
| 2022 | #4,295 | 33 | #9,823 | 7 |
| 2021 | #5,573 | 22 | #8,825 | 8 |
| 2020 | #4,005 | 35 | #8,739 | 8 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #7,643 | 10 |
| 2018 | #4,458 | 31 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #4,066 | 36 | #8,140 | 9 |
| 2016 | #2,829 | 60 | #6,349 | 13 |
| 2015 | #2,846 | 61 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,326 | 48 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #2,726 | 63 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #2,805 | 62 | #7,559 | 10 |
| 2011 | #2,945 | 58 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2010 | #2,538 | 72 | #7,591 | 10 |
| 2009 | #2,227 | 88 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #2,078 | 98 | #6,393 | 13 |
| 2007 | #1,929 | 107 | #5,661 | 15 |
| 2006 | #1,480 | 149 | #6,904 | 11 |
| 2005 | #1,444 | 147 | #6,634 | 11 |
| 2004 | #1,152 | 196 | #4,602 | 18 |
| 2003 | #1,057 | 213 | #4,426 | 18 |
| 2002 | #1,039 | 207 | #4,044 | 20 |
| 2001 | #860 | 265 | #3,321 | 26 |
| 2000 | #891 | 247 | #3,640 | 22 |
| 1999 | #845 | 256 | #4,162 | 17 |
| 1998 | #729 | 299 | #4,197 | 16 |
| 1997 | #671 | 324 | #4,246 | 15 |
| 1996 | #579 | 397 | #4,185 | 15 |
| 1995 | #515 | 471 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1994 | #452 | 563 | #3,215 | 21 |
| 1993 | #359 | 711 | #2,641 | 27 |
| 1992 | #328 | 822 | #2,909 | 23 |
| 1991 | #276 | 1,007 | #2,828 | 23 |
| 1990 | #244 | 1,164 | #2,049 | 36 |
| 1989 | #214 | 1,267 | #1,766 | 43 |
| 1988 | #206 | 1,272 | #1,989 | 32 |
| 1987 | #205 | 1,310 | #1,734 | 38 |
| 1986 | #188 | 1,424 | #1,662 | 38 |
| 1985 | #182 | 1,477 | #1,794 | 33 |
| 1984 | #161 | 1,692 | #1,723 | 33 |
| 1983 | #155 | 1,836 | #1,631 | 36 |
| 1982 | #135 | 2,227 | #1,622 | 37 |
| 1981 | #127 | 2,271 | #1,373 | 47 |
| 1980 | #125 | 2,486 | #1,593 | 37 |
| 1979 | #105 | 2,881 | #1,193 | 58 |
| 1978 | #86 | 3,484 | #1,438 | 42 |
| 1977 | #77 | 3,711 | #1,289 | 48 |
| 1976 | #63 | 4,443 | #1,210 | 51 |
| 1975 | #56 | 5,033 | #1,029 | 64 |
| 1974 | #50 | 5,587 | #977 | 70 |
| 1973 | #44 | 5,996 | #1,147 | 51 |
| 1972 | #36 | 7,380 | #976 | 69 |
| 1971 | #39 | 7,955 | #1,081 | 57 |
| 1970 | #31 | 10,090 | #926 | 74 |
| 1969 | #30 | 10,556 | #833 | 85 |
| 1968 | #29 | 11,219 | #920 | 62 |
| 1967 | #36 | 10,416 | #862 | 69 |
| 1966 | #36 | 10,689 | #895 | 65 |
| 1965 | #48 | 8,661 | #1,189 | 41 |
| 1964 | #58 | 7,908 | #1,161 | 44 |
| 1963 | #59 | 7,512 | #1,052 | 52 |
| 1962 | #59 | 7,428 | #1,091 | 49 |
| 1961 | #63 | 6,995 | #1,406 | 32 |
| 1960 | #89 | 5,609 | #1,273 | 38 |
| 1959 | #89 | 5,445 | #1,360 | 33 |
| 1958 | #92 | 5,212 | #1,345 | 33 |
| 1957 | #99 | 4,746 | #1,487 | 28 |
| 1956 | #100 | 4,617 | #1,443 | 29 |
| 1955 | #93 | 4,768 | #1,611 | 23 |
| 1954 | #89 | 4,763 | #1,559 | 24 |
| 1953 | #102 | 3,723 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1952 | #110 | 3,406 | #1,517 | 25 |
| 1951 | #125 | 2,793 | #1,683 | 20 |
| 1950 | #128 | 2,500 | #1,657 | 20 |
| 1949 | #135 | 2,381 | #1,667 | 20 |
| 1948 | #159 | 1,799 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #148 | 1,984 | #1,916 | 16 |
| 1946 | #187 | 1,375 | #1,813 | 16 |
| 1945 | #206 | 948 | #1,926 | 13 |
| 1944 | #187 | 1,159 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #210 | 958 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #254 | 728 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #534 | 172 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #686 | 102 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #930 | 57 | — | |
| 1938 | #972 | 53 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #1,048 | 46 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,165 | 37 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #1,244 | 33 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,603 | 22 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #1,364 | 28 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #1,448 | 27 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #1,961 | 19 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | #1,911 | 17 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #1,816 | 19 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #1,624 | 21 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #1,362 | 26 |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | #1,415 | 24 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | — | #1,687 | 14 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,497 | 13 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
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| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five girls were named Michele! It came in at #4,274, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1915, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Michele is popular in 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Jersey#16 · 1 in 98
- New York#20 · 1 in 136
- Pennsylvania#23 · 1 in 125
- Connecticut#26 · 1 in 141
- Hawaii#29 · 1 in 140
Best ever in a state: #5 in Hawaii, 1966.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #16 | 382 | 1 in 98 |
| New York | #20 | 759 | 1 in 136 |
| Pennsylvania | #23 | 536 | 1 in 125 |
| Connecticut | #26 | 101 | 1 in 141 |
| Hawaii | #29 | 32 | 1 in 140 |
| Vermont | #32 | 18 | 1 in 122 |
| Maryland | #36 | 108 | 1 in 172 |
| Delaware | #38 | 21 | 1 in 130 |
| West Virginia | #41 | 63 | 1 in 177 |
| Illinois | #44 | 297 | 1 in 235 |
| Nebraska | #44 | 50 | 1 in 188 |
| Rhode Island | #44 | 26 | 1 in 172 |
| Michigan | #45 | 268 | 1 in 213 |
| Minnesota | #45 | 114 | 1 in 209 |
| Indiana | #46 | 162 | 1 in 215 |
| Ohio | #47 | 310 | 1 in 226 |
| Iowa | #50 | 75 | 1 in 224 |
| Maine | #50 | 30 | 1 in 193 |
| California | #52 | 494 | 1 in 277 |
| Wisconsin | #52 | 117 | 1 in 235 |
| Montana | #53 | 21 | 1 in 193 |
| Florida | #54 | 164 | 1 in 266 |
| New Hampshire | #55 | 19 | 1 in 227 |
| Massachusetts | #58 | 125 | 1 in 245 |
| South Dakota | #58 | 19 | 1 in 208 |
| Virginia | #58 | 117 | 1 in 237 |
| North Dakota | #59 | 18 | 1 in 216 |
| District of Columbia | #64 | 26 | 1 in 225 |
| Kentucky | #65 | 80 | 1 in 285 |
| Oregon | #66 | 48 | 1 in 272 |
| Washington | #66 | 71 | 1 in 277 |
| Missouri | #67 | 107 | 1 in 277 |
| Alaska | #71 | 9 | 1 in 212 |
| Nevada | #72 | 11 | 1 in 229 |
| Idaho | #73 | 19 | 1 in 275 |
| Utah | #85 | 33 | 1 in 355 |
| Wyoming | #85 | 7 | 1 in 257 |
| Arizona | #88 | 42 | 1 in 366 |
| South Carolina | #93 | 44 | 1 in 399 |
| Colorado | #97 | 39 | 1 in 402 |
| Kansas | #97 | 31 | 1 in 389 |
| North Carolina | #97 | 80 | 1 in 423 |
| Texas | #100 | 210 | 1 in 454 |
| New Mexico | #108 | 20 | 1 in 388 |
| Georgia | #114 | 65 | 1 in 508 |
| Oklahoma | #114 | 33 | 1 in 480 |
| Louisiana | #115 | 52 | 1 in 477 |
| Tennessee | #137 | 45 | 1 in 611 |
| Alabama | #165 | 31 | 1 in 727 |
| Mississippi | #173 | 22 | 1 in 730 |
| Arkansas | #183 | 16 | 1 in 801 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 644 spots since 2024 (#4,114 → #4,758)
- 753 spots since 2020 (#4,005 → #4,758)
- 1,912 spots since 2015 (#2,846 → #4,758)
- Biggest jump: 280 spots in 1942 (#534 → #254)
- Biggest drop: 179 spots in 2002 (#860 → #1,039)
Rise & fade · girls
53 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1968 at #29 (11,219 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 25 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 25 yrs · run 1954–1978
- Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1938–2001
Share of babies · girls
1 in 146
- Highest: 1 in 146 girls born in 1968 were named Michele (0.68%)
- Latest: 1 in 57,402 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 39.0% of all girls named Michele (86,993) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 39 | #2,833 (1916) | #3,502 |
| 1920s | 122 | #1,961 (1928) | #2,879 |
| 1930s | 317 | #930 (1939) | #1,705 |
| 1940s | 11,606 | #135 (1949) | #271 |
| 1950s | 41,973 | #89 (1959) | #103 |
| 1960s | 86,993 | #29 (1968) | #51 |
| 1970s | 56,560 | #31 (1970) | #59 |
| 1980s | 17,262 | #125 (1980) | #170 |
| 1990s | 6,014 | #244 (1990) | #500 |
| 2000s | 1,717 | #860 (2001) | #1,416 |
| 2010s | 519 | #2,538 (2010) | #3,331 |
| 2020s | 177 | #4,005 (2020) | #4,666 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Michele in 1974
girls
#50
5,587 births · 1 in 263 girls
boys
#977
70 births · 1 in 22,462 boys
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 263 of them was named Michele, which outranked 99.5% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Michele
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 22,462 of them was named Michele, which outranked 83.7% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).