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Michelle

Girl

Origin of the name

Michelle is the feminine of the French Michel, the counterpart of Michael, from the Hebrew mikha'el, “Who is like God?”

Short-lived name

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1969 was its best year: 34,319 births, or 1 baby in 101. Since then, the name has fallen 98%, to about 766 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 465. 31% of all babies named Michelle since 1880 were born in the 1970s.
816,510births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 2rank at its peak, in 1969

Where babies named Michelle are born

1969

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The darker the blue, the more common Michelle is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Michelle is most common in Alaska (1.4 times), Hawaii (1.4) and Rhode Island (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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