Girls' name · since 1939
Michelene
Michelene has 750 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 750
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Michelene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 750 recorded since 1939.
Michelene has 750 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1998.
- #9,127 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 750 born since 1939
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michelene ranks #9,127 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 750 born since 1939, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 750
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Michelene's 750 recorded births place it above 87.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Michelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Michelene's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Michelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1998
- Peak year (1950)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Michelene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (193 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Michelene's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Michelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
160 births
- 1950s
1950s
193 births
- 1960s
1960s
189 births
- 1970s
1970s
142 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 193 births (26% of all-time use).
How Michelene 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 Michelene's total volume
Michelene by state
Where Michelene concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 18 | 2.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 2.0% |
| #4 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
33 of 750 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Michelene's data
- Michelene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Michelenes (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
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, 1939–1998 (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 Michelene 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.