Michele

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Michele is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael. Michele, is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common name Michelle. Michele can also be a surname.

From Wikipedia

Michele first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 259 babies (rank #56 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Michele

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Michele yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,597

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

259

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Michele

Michèle Mercierfilm actor · b. 1939
Michèle Alliot-Mariediplomat · b. 1946
Michèle Pierre-Louiseconomist · b. 1947
Michèle Moutonrally driver · b. 1951
Michèle Laroquefilm actor · b. 1960

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	91	#78
1953	106	#77
1954	129	#70
1955	124	#69
1956	160	#55
1957	177	#51
1958	233	#44
1959	179	#54
1960	225	#57
1961	246	#59
1962	259	#56
1963	231	#58
1964	220	#56
1965	151	#75
1966	177	#68
1967	184	#68
1968	162	#72
1969	161	#81
1970	169	#75
1971	112	#89
1972	100	#97