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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Jersey#86 · 1 in 427
- New York#106 · 1 in 607
- Pennsylvania#114 · 1 in 630
- Connecticut#122 · 1 in 647
- Delaware#144 · 1 in 700
Best ever in a state: #5 in Hawaii, 1966.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #86 | 106 | 1 in 427 |
| New York | #106 | 188 | 1 in 607 |
| Pennsylvania | #114 | 111 | 1 in 630 |
| Connecticut | #122 | 29 | 1 in 647 |
| Delaware | #144 | 5 | 1 in 700 |
| Maryland | #153 | 30 | 1 in 866 |
| West Virginia | #160 | 10 | 1 in 866 |
| Florida | #178 | 67 | 1 in 1,088 |
| Massachusetts | #179 | 36 | 1 in 1,034 |
| Colorado | #181 | 21 | 1 in 994 |
| Hawaii | #182 | 7 | 1 in 711 |
| Rhode Island | #189 | 5 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Illinois | #203 | 60 | 1 in 1,228 |
| Indiana | #207 | 25 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Iowa | #214 | 12 | 1 in 1,304 |
| Minnesota | #216 | 19 | 1 in 1,453 |
| Wisconsin | #220 | 21 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Nevada | #224 | 5 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Virginia | #227 | 25 | 1 in 1,435 |
| Kansas | #229 | 11 | 1 in 1,302 |
| Idaho | #237 | 5 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Michigan | #237 | 37 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Oklahoma | #239 | 12 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Ohio | #247 | 43 | 1 in 1,596 |
| Oregon | #251 | 11 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Alabama | #272 | 13 | 1 in 1,663 |
| Missouri | #274 | 17 | 1 in 1,863 |
| California | #277 | 143 | 1 in 1,597 |
| Washington | #280 | 17 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Nebraska | #287 | 5 | 1 in 1,810 |
| Utah | #287 | 9 | 1 in 1,509 |
| Arkansas | #331 | 6 | 1 in 2,060 |
| North Carolina | #344 | 16 | 1 in 2,396 |
| Louisiana | #348 | 13 | 1 in 2,024 |
| Tennessee | #352 | 12 | 1 in 2,411 |
| New Mexico | #371 | 5 | 1 in 1,864 |
| Kentucky | #382 | 7 | 1 in 2,923 |
| Texas | #386 | 52 | 1 in 2,467 |
| Arizona | #389 | 11 | 1 in 2,290 |
| South Carolina | #450 | 6 | 1 in 3,124 |
| Georgia | #460 | 12 | 1 in 3,343 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Michele
- 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)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1968 at #29 (11,219 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 25 yrs · run 1954–1978
- Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1938–2001
- Highest: 1 in 146 girls born in 1968 were named Michele (0.68%)
- Latest: 1 in 57,402 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 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 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 1,400 of them was named Michele, which outranked 98.5% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 59,821 of them was named Michele, which outranked 76.6% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,949Shiloh33
- #1,949Tarell33
- #1,949Travion33
- #1,989Michele32
- #1,989Allyn32
- #1,989Anish32
- #1,989Antonie32
- #2,035Aram31
- #2,035Arian31
- #2,035Armen31
Tied with 45 names at #1,989; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.