Recorded 1975–1990 Girls' name Peak 1978 20 births

Michelin — girls' name

20 babies named Michelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131990s7

The verdict

20 girls have been named Michelin since 1975, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.

20
total births
1975–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Michelin was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Michelin in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michelin

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Michelin between 1975 and 1990, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Michelin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michelin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Michelin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michelin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Michelin at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

20

Since 1975

16 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1975

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1990

Michelin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1975

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 199019781975 5

Michelin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 65% of Michelin's all-time total
1970s131990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michelin?
20 babies have been named Michelin since 1975. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Michelin most popular?
Michelin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Michelin been used?
Michelin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 16 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Michelin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Michelle, Michele, Michaela, Michael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.