Unisex name · since 1946
Michell
Michell has 6,995 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,082 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,995
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
6,995 babies have been named Michell since 1946, making it today's #12082 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michell has been recorded 6,995 times among girls since 1946, currently ranked #12082 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #2,078 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,082 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,995 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michell ranks #2,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,082 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,995 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,082 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,995
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Michell's 6,995 recorded births place it above 97.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Michell compares
6,995 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Michell's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Michell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,995 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 290 | 21 | 19,840 |
Michell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Michell splits its recorded history at 1986: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 290 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Michell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 290
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Michell popularity over time - boys
588 total births recorded since 1926 (Michell as boys' name)
Michell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,176 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Michell's strongest decade.
2,176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Michell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 316
1950s
316 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,655 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,176 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,080 births
- 1990s 691
1990s
691 births
- 2000s 788
2000s
788 births
- 2010s 208
2010s
208 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,176 births (31% of all-time use).
How Michell 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 Michell's total volume
Michell by state
Where Michell concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,069 | 15.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 576 | 8.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 482 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 265 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 230 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 220 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 197 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 156 | 2.2% |
1,069 of 6,995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Michell appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Michell's data
- Michell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,176 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Michells (1,069 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Michell 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.