Girls' name · since 1915

Michele

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 223,299 babies named Michele, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#181 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,777 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
223,299
born since 1915
1960s
peak decade

Michele currently ranks #4777 among girls' names in America, with 223,299 babies recorded since 1915.

Social Security Administration records show Michele recorded 223,299 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #4777 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #181 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,777 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 223,299 born since 1915
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michele ranks #181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,777 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 223,299 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.

#181 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,777 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
223,299
born since 1915
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%72.3%
Michele vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Michele's 223,299 recorded births place it above 99.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Michele compares

223,299 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Michele's all-time total is 594x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Michele Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 223,299 376 567,345
Peak-year births 11,219 21 19,840

Michele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Michele splits its recorded history at 1970: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 11,219 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Michele popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1968)
11,219
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
05,00010,00015,000 191519291943195719711985199920132025 28

Michele popularity over time - boys

2,764 total births recorded since 1905 (Michele as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 2,764 births
020406080100 190519241941195519691983199720112023 9

Michele by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (86,993 births, 39% of the file).

1960s was Michele's strongest decade.

86,993 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Michele births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 86,993 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Michele compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Michele's total volume

Michele vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 1%2%3%4%5%6%7% 80100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -108, 4.9%-146, 2%-146, 3.5%-146, 3.2%-146, 3.1%-88, 4.4%-146, 1.8%-117, 4%-145, 3.4%-146, 2.7%-117, 4.3%-146, 3.4%-138, 2.9%-146, 2.5%-146, 6.1%Michele-111, 5%Michele
Michele vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Michele by state

Where Michele concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Michele
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
33,602 15.0%
#2 California
23,126 10.4%
#3 Pennsylvania
22,229 10.0%
#4 New Jersey
15,666 7.0%
#5 Ohio
12,171 5.5%
#6 Michigan
11,439 5.1%
#7 Illinois
11,390 5.1%
#8 Massachusetts
6,883 3.1%
New York share of Michele's total US births 15.0%
Even split

33,602 of 223,299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Michele appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michele? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 223,299 babies named Michele. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #181 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,777 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1968, with 11,219 births.
Where does Michele sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michele ranks #181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,777 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Michele most popular? ▼
Michele was most popular in the 1960s decade with 86,993 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Michele most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Michele are New York (33,602 births), California (23,126 births), Pennsylvania (22,229 births).
How long has the name Michele been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Michele since 1915 -- 111 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Michele? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Michelle, Michaela, Michael, Micaela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Michele's data

  • Michele's decade-level peak was the 1960s (86,993 total births); usage has since declined to 177 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Micheles (33,602 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Michele

Nearby Names Like Michele

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Michele

Michelle Girl
#465 816,510 births
Michaela Girl
#842 53,633 births
Michael Girl
#7905 21,880 births
Micaela Girl
#1287 14,977 births
Micah Girl
#910 14,035 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Michele

Angelia #4776
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Azelia #4778
518 births · Peak 2024
Audrie #4775
4,103 births · Peak 2011
Adelita #4779
1,900 births · Peak 1961
Leeanna #4774
4,008 births · Peak 1989
Eliane #4780
619 births · Peak 2022
Santina #4773
3,102 births · Peak 1919
Annamaria #4781
3,783 births · Peak 1966

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Michele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Michele draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.