Trend of the Popularity of Michelle as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 661 female babies that were named Michelle in the US, which was 0.04% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Michelle peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 19,119 babies, which was 1.15% of the total female babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Michelle, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Michelle.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Michelle in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Michelle in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Michelle from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Michelle as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	19119	1.15
1981	17781	1.07
1982	17765	1.05
1983	16838	1.01
1984	15499	0.92
1985	13973	0.81
1986	13303	0.78
1987	13034	0.75
1988	13339	0.75
1989	13376	0.73
1990	13425	0.71
1991	12213	0.65
1992	11512	0.62
1993	10193	0.56
1994	8639	0.48
1995	7392	0.42
1996	6598	0.38
1997	5695	0.33
1998	5562	0.32
1999	5303	0.30
2000	5545	0.31
2001	5033	0.28
2002	4950	0.28
2003	4873	0.27
2004	4720	0.26
2005	4312	0.23
2006	4090	0.22
2007	3596	0.19
2008	3343	0.18
2009	3078	0.17
2010	2510	0.14
2011	2180	0.12
2012	1935	0.11
2013	1892	0.11
2014	1751	0.10
2015	1706	0.10
2016	1562	0.09
2017	1429	0.08
2018	1249	0.07
2019	1144	0.07
2020	923	0.06
2021	799	0.05
2022	827	0.05
2023	766	0.05
2024	775	0.05
2025	661	0.04