Michelle

Michelle

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Michelle first appears in the data in 1953 and has been recorded in 62 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 929 babies (rank #4 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

14,952

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

929

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1953	3	#914
1954	4	#864
1955	4	#879
1956	5	#816
1957	11	#612
1958	12	#616
1959	14	#574
1960	12	#634
1961	17	#548
1962	16	#574
1963	25	#471
1964	21	#513
1965	34	#393
1966	60	#266
1967	52	#314
1968	71	#242
1969	91	#205
1970	104	#187
1971	73	#243
1972	87	#206
1973	73	#220
1974	71	#213
1975	76	#196
1976	109	#151
1977	82	#195
1978	93	#178
1979	106	#148
1980	182	#102
1981	187	#97
1982	154	#114
1983	188	#92
1984	236	#73
1985	321	#45
1986	408	#31
1987	431	#26
1988	477	#20
1989	557	#15
1990	715	#7
1991	893	#4
1992	872	#5
1993	929	#4
1994	887	#5
1995	754	#6
1996	658	#8
1997	611	#14
1998	589	#17
1999	505	#27
2000	447	#31
2001	444	#30
2002	390	#37
2003	375	#40
2004	280	#53
2005	184	#78
2006	166	#92
2007	145	#101
2008	116	#129
2009	141	#106
2010	101	#147
2011	95	#142
2012	78	#167
2013	68	#177
2014	42	#252

Year

Babies

Rank

1953

#914

1954

#864

1955

#879

1956

#816

1957

#612

1958

#616

1959

#574

1960

#634

1961

#548

1962

#574

1963

#471

1964

#513

1965

#393

1966

#266

1967

#314

1968

#242

1969

#205

1970

104

#187

1971

#243

1972

#206

1973

#220

1974

#213

1975

#196

1976

109

#151

1977

#195

1978

#178

1979

106

#148

1980

182

#102

1981

187

#97

1982

154

#114

1983

188

#92

1984

236

#73

1985

321

#45

1986

408

#31

1987

431

#26

1988

477

#20

1989

557

#15

1990

715

1991

893

1992

872

1993

929

1994

887

1995

754

1996

658

1997

611

#14

1998

589

#17

1999

505

#27

2000

447

#31

2001

444

#30

2002

390

#37

2003

375

#40

2004

280

#53

2005

184

#78

2006

166

#92

2007

145

#101

2008

116

#129

2009

141

#106

2010

101

#147

2011

#142

2012

#167

2013

#177

2014

#252

Numerology of Michelle

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Michelle

More popular girls' names

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Year-by-Year Detail