Michelle

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Michelle first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 1,453 babies (rank #18 that year). In 2024 it was given to 110 girls (rank #271). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Michelle

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.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.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

13,510

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,453

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Michelle

Michelle Obamapodcaster · b. 1964
Michelle Bacheletepidemiologist · b. 1951
Michelle Pfeifferfilm actor · b. 1958
Michelle Rodriguezfilm actor · b. 1978
Michelle Yeohbeauty pageant contestant · b. 1962

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Names ranked near Michelle in 2024

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	1,453	#18
1992	1,424	#17
1993	1,381	#17
1994	984	#21
1995	929	#25
1996	765	#37
1997	691	#39
1998	570	#46
1999	521	#51
2000	437	#61
2001	409	#65
2002	378	#67
2003	320	#85
2004	285	#99
2005	262	#106
2006	263	#111
2007	202	#150
2008	219	#134
2009	210	#146
2010	180	#169
2011	192	#164
2012	160	#206
2013	133	#242
2014	143	#228
2015	111	#294
2016	132	#238
2017	101	#324
2018	102	#317
2019	92	#343
2020	98	#321
2021	81	#389
2022	72	#416
2023	82	#356
2024	110	#271