Micole vs Michelle

Side-by-side comparison of Micole and Michelle — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Micole

Girl name

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Name B

Michelle

Girl name · Rank #409

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Metric Micole Michelle
Current Rank Unranked #409
Total Births (all years) 577 815,849
Peak Year 1988 1969
Peak Year Births 39 34,319
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1968 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Micole Michelle
1910ss — 17
1920ss — 97
1930ss — 293
1940ss — 5,693
1950ss — 46,779
1960ss 12 208,296
1970ss 177 249,136
1980ss 251 154,032
1990ss 111 86,529
2000ss 26 43,538
2010ss — 17,354
2020ss — 4,085

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Micole Michelle
2014 — 1,751
2015 — 1,705
2016 — 1,562
2017 — 1,428
2018 — 1,249
2019 — 1,144
2020 — 923
2021 — 798
2022 — 827
2023 — 765
2024 — 772

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1968–2005.

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